Emergency Locator Transmitter. The ELT is a small radio transmitter that is installed in an aircraft and is designed to being transmitting upon impact (the crash) or it can be manually switched on. The ELT transmits a distincive signal on the international emergency frequencies of 121.5 MHz (VHF) and 243.0 MHz (UHF). This signal is picked up by ground stations, search and resuce aircraft (see Civil Air Patrol and Coast Guard, and satelites. Direction-finding equipment is then used to "home-in" on the signal and locate the downed aircraft.
by IrishRepublicanArmy January 18, 2004
1) a song by Bush
2) An food additive used to retain moisture and to keep marshmallows and candies soft.
3) Secondary product of the alcoholic fermentation. One of the main elements that gives body and smoothness to the wines.
4) a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
2) An food additive used to retain moisture and to keep marshmallows and candies soft.
3) Secondary product of the alcoholic fermentation. One of the main elements that gives body and smoothness to the wines.
4) a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
by IRISHREPUBLICANARMY December 31, 2003
by IrishRepublicanArmy December 21, 2003
What I find surprising is how easy it is to get a driver's license in the Unites States (well, in Virginia, at least). First you get your learner's permit. This is sinfully easy, I spent two hours at the DMV waiting, and 10 minutes taking the tests. First there is a sign test, which I don't understand how someone who hasn't spent thier entire life in a barn could possably get the one question wrong to fail (there are 10 questions). Next is a "driving thoery" test, which is nothing more then common sense, however many people seem to fail that also. The next requirement is that you take classroom Driver's Education. All you have to do is sit through a boring class (you spend your whole school day doing it anyway), you will have a grand total of three tests and two homework assignments for the class, but people still fail this also. The third requirement is taking behind-the-wheel driver's education. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS DRIVE THE CAR. Listening to an adult is not hard, considering you won't have to drive with one in the car after this. But many people apperntly do not posses the motor skills/eye-hand correnadtion to 1) make a left turn 2) signal a lane change 3) PARK FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE 4) obey the speed limit 5) stay in your lane etc. etc. Finally you take the practical driving test, which is just like behind-the-wheel execpt the person in the right seat has a clipboard with your name on it.
I don't understand how people can think getting a driver's license in this country is hard. In other places, such as Europe, I could understand, because in places like that you actully have to prove that you know how to drive a car.
by IrishrepublicanArmy March 13, 2004
a highway for high-speed traffic, with few or no intersections and a divider between lanes of traffic moving differant directions
by irishrepublicanarmy January 02, 2004
A high-quality, relatively low-risk investment; the term usually refers to stocks of large, well-established companies that have performed well over a long period.
by IrishRepublicanArmy February 11, 2004
Feb. 13th, the day before Valentine's Day. Because so many people don't have relationships (or do, and they hate Valentine's Day anyway), Feb 13th is the day where single people do nothing, there are no cards, no flowers or anything like that.
Happy singles awareness day!
by IrishRepublicanArmy February 14, 2004