Feature Type

Feature Type Name

Wind sock

Synonyms

Definition

A long, tapered, cloth tube open at both ends. Its large end is supported and held open by a steel ring mounted in a bearing so it is free to trun. Wind socks are mounted on tall poles so they can catch the wind and stream out in the direction the wind is blowing. Winds socks are normally made of vividly colored cloth and are used on airports and heliports to show the piolt of an arriving aircraft the direction from which the wind is blowing.

Comments

Table Name

WIND_SOCK

Australia's Implementation Table Names

  • WIND_SOCK_PY

The following have been used in the definition of this feature type

  • Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, 3rd Edition, Compiled and edited by Dale Crane, Aviation Supples & Academics, Inc, Washington, 1997, USA.

The following have been used in categorising this feature type

  • Aeronautic
  • Infrastructure Services
  • Structure
Code Name Definition   Data type Values UoM Used by these Feature Types
1042 Dataset_Id An unique identifier of the dataset the feature belongs to Mandatory number(4)     Types
1150 Q_Info An unique identifier pointing to additional data quality information not included in the metadata record. Mandatory number(5)     Types