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Example sentences for: transponder

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Radar reconstructions performed after 9/11 reveal that FAA radar equipment tracked the flight from the moment its transponder was turned off at 8:56.
At 8:21, American 11 turned off its transponder, immediately degrading the information available about the aircraft.
With its transponder off, it is possible, though more difficult, to track an aircraft by its primary radar returns.
Controllers track airliners such as the four aircraft hijacked on 9/11 primarily by watching the data from a signal emitted by each aircraft's transponder equipment.
FAA guidance to controllers on hijack procedures assumed that the aircraft pilot would notify the controller via radio or by"squawking"a transponder code of "7500"-the universal code for a hijack in progress.