Language (aeronautical)

In the world of aeronautics, the language used for the communications by radio and more commonly in all the documents managing the associated processes, obeys the conventions inherited partly the Wireless telegraphy, of the language used within the framework of the military transmissions. Moreover, it is strongly influenced in quasi all the languages of the world by English.

History

  • Code Q : group of three letters starting invariably with the letter Q . A very great number of combinations of letters (fallen today more or less in disuse) made it possible to simplify the communications in Morse and even later in phone and to guarantee a perfect comprehension thanks to a codified language where whole sentences were replaced by these 3 letters. Examples: QNH, QFE etc for the various atmospheric pressures, on the level of the airport, sea level etc

  • the letter X is usually used to shorten many English terms. Examples: PAX for passenger , X-feed for crossfeed (intercommunication), X-iron for transfer , WXR for weather (weather) and even LAX for Los Angeles , etc (see also Connection by Boeing and Connection)

Alphabet used in phone

(see also Alphabet radio operator)

See too

Related articles

External bonds

  • bilingual Glossary, FR/IN (Site of the Canadian government)

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