Editing Avionics (section)

{{Short description|Electronic systems used on aircraft}}
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[[File:Cessna501 radar.JPG|thumb|300px|Radar and other avionics in the nose of a [[Cessna Citation I|Cessna Citation I/SP]]]]
[[File:Republic F-105B with avionics layout 060831-F-1234S-046.jpg|thumb|right|[[Republic F-105 Thunderchief|F-105 Thunderchief]] with avionics laid out]]

'''Avionics''' (a [[portmanteau]] of ''aviation'' and ''electronics'') are the [[Electronics|electronic]] systems used on [[aircraft]]. Avionic systems include communications, [[Air navigation|navigation]], the display and management of multiple systems, and the hundreds of systems that are fitted to aircraft to perform individual functions. These can be as simple as a [[searchlight]] for a [[police helicopter]] or as complicated as the tactical system for an [[airborne early warning]] platform.<ref>{{cite book |title=A Dictionary of Aviation |first=David W. |last=Wragg |isbn=9780850451634 |edition=first |publisher=Osprey |year=1973 |page=47}}</ref>