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KeMac
27th May 2019, 12:42
I was wondering if someone who might be able to kindly help me please with a couple of aviation terms from 1983?
1 What does the 'B & D' mean in a 'B & D cabin display'?
2 What does the 'T/X' mean in 'Radar T/X'?
3 What was a 'Flight Text' in 1983? I am assuming it is not the same as a mobile phone text today as mobiles were not freely available in 1983?
4 What is the 'T' in 150 degrees T. Someone said it was 'True' but someone else told me it stood for 'Turing'.
Many Thanks
KeMac
kenparry
27th May 2019, 13:18
1. Don't know.
2. Transmitter. (receiver is R/X or RX)
3. Don't know.
4. True.
Simtech
27th May 2019, 13:43
Don't know what B&D stands for, but it's the name of the manufacturer - B&D Instruments and Avionics Inc, of Valley Center, Kansas, USA.
treadigraph
27th May 2019, 14:14
Black & Decker? :}
Simtech
27th May 2019, 14:38
Black & Decker? :}
A well-drilled response...
hiflymk3
27th May 2019, 15:31
A well-drilled response...
A bit boring really.
DaveReidUK
27th May 2019, 15:41
Don't know what B&D stands for, but it's the name of the manufacturer - B&D Instruments and Avionics Inc, of Valley Center, Kansas, USA.
Founded by Howard Botts and Dave Dahl.
ShyTorque
27th May 2019, 16:22
A bit boring really.
This doesn't auger well....
dixi188
27th May 2019, 17:11
1. Don't know
2. A transmitter is TX and a receiver is RX. TR = Transmitter / Receiver.
3. Don't know. But we used to have Telex and then Sita messages but none of the aircraft I flew on could receive them on board.
4. True heading as opposed to Magnetic Heading.
Hope this helps.
KeMac
27th May 2019, 20:28
Many thanks for the helpful responses
KeMac
OzBob
31st May 2019, 06:00
Founded by Howard Botts and Dave Dahl.
Some background info on B&D Instruments
Ark Valley News - In good company (http://www.arkvalleynews.com/web/isite.dll?1469132314639)