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MEL Equipment, the Glossary

Index MEL Equipment

MEL Equipment was a British manufacturer of radar, avionics and military radio equipment based in West Sussex.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 17 relations: Avionics, Clansman (military radio), Concorde, Crawley, EKCO, Hensoldt, Larkspur radio system, Mullard, Philips, Precision approach radar, Radar, Royal Navy, Searchwater, Thales Training & Simulation, Transponder, Weather radar, West Sussex.

  2. Aircraft component manufacturers of the United Kingdom
  3. Companies based in Crawley
  4. Electronics companies established in 1935
  5. Radar manufacturers
  6. Science and technology in West Sussex
  7. Thales Group divisions and subsidiaries

Avionics

Avionics (a blend of aviation and electronics) are the electronic systems used on aircraft.

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Clansman (military radio)

Clansman is the name of a combat net radio system (CNR) used by the British Army from 1976 to 2010.

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Concorde

Concorde is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC).

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Crawley

Crawley is a town and borough in West Sussex, England.

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EKCO

EKCO (from Eric Kirkham Cole Limited) was a British electronics company producing radio and television sets from 1924 until 1960. MEL Equipment and EKCO are Defunct manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom, electronics companies of the United Kingdom and radar manufacturers.

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Hensoldt

Hensoldt AG (HENSOLDT) is a multinational corporation headquartered in Germany which focuses on sensor technologies for protection and surveillance missions in the defence, security and aerospace sectors. MEL Equipment and Hensoldt are radar manufacturers.

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Larkspur radio system

Larkspur was the retrospectively adopted name of a tactical radio system used by the British Army.

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Mullard

Mullard Limited was a British manufacturer of electronic components. MEL Equipment and Mullard are electronics companies of the United Kingdom.

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Philips

Koninklijke Philips N.V., commonly shortened to Philips, is a Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation that was founded in Eindhoven in 1891.

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Precision approach radar

Precision approach radar or PAR is a type of radar guidance system designed to provide lateral and vertical guidance to an aircraft pilot for landing, until the landing threshold is reached.

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Radar

Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (ranging), direction (azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Searchwater

Searchwater was a maritime surveillance radar developed by Thorn EMI under project P1149.

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Thales Training & Simulation

Thales Training & Simulation Ltd. is a multinational company which manufactures simulators, including full flight simulators and military simulators, and provides related training and support services. MEL Equipment and Thales Training & Simulation are Companies based in Crawley, Science and technology in West Sussex and Thales Group divisions and subsidiaries.

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Transponder

In telecommunications, a transponder is a device that, upon receiving a signal, emits a different signal in response.

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Weather radar

Weather radar, also called weather surveillance radar (WSR) and Doppler weather radar, is a type of radar used to locate precipitation, calculate its motion, and estimate its type (rain, snow, hail etc.). Modern weather radars are mostly pulse-Doppler radars, capable of detecting the motion of rain droplets in addition to the intensity of the precipitation.

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West Sussex

West Sussex is a ceremonial county in South East England.

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See also

Aircraft component manufacturers of the United Kingdom

Companies based in Crawley

Electronics companies established in 1935

Radar manufacturers

Science and technology in West Sussex

Thales Group divisions and subsidiaries

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MEL_Equipment