Question

The Alphabet of aviation

In aviation, the letters of alphabet are expressd using words. They from a single universal alphabet, that is, each letter is represented by an internationally recognized word. These words are from a number of diferent language. English, French, Greek, Latin, and Spanish. A is Alpha, B is Bravo, C is Charlie, D is Delta, etc. The names of airplane are also a group of five letters called prefix. The firts two letters indicate if an airplane is private, PT (Papa Tango), or commercial, PP (Papa Papa) . An airplane under the prefix PT LIE is called in full: Papa Tango Lima India Echo. PP SON is Papa Papa Sierra Oscar November. The pilot request permission to land like this: '' Control Tower this is Papa Tango Whisky Hotel Kilo '' ( PT Whk).

1. a) What is an airplane prefix?

b) What are the letters to identify a commercial airplane and how are the said in the alphabet of aviation?

c) What language are the words of the alphabet of aviation from?

d) What other instituions use the alphabet of aviation?

e) How can a pilot of the plane PT YMS request permission to land?



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Answer 1

1) a) An airplane prefix is the name of an airplane, formed by a group of five letters.

b) The letters that identify a commercial airplane are PP, wich in the alphabet of aviation would be said "Papa Papa".

c) These words are taken from a number of languages such as English, French, Greek, Latin, and Spanish.

d) The Armed Forces (the Navy, the Army and the Air Force) also use this alphabet.

e) He would say: "Control tower, this is Papa Tango Yankee Mike Sierra"