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disc area [2 records]

Record 1 2015-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Propulsion of Water-Craft
DEF

The disc area calculated by means of the propeller diameter.

OBS

disc area: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des bateaux

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Helicopters (Military)
DEF

The area swept by the blades of the rotor. This is a circle with its center at the hub axis and a radius of one blade length.

OBS

disc area: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

rotor disc; rotor disk : terms officially approved by the ATSC - Helicopters.

Key term(s)
  • disk area

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
DEF

Surface balayée par les pales du rotor. C'est un cercle dont le centre se trouve à l'axe du corps du moyeu et le rayon est égal à une longueur de pale.

OBS

surface du disque : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

disque rotor : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Helicópteros (Militar)
OBS

área del disco : término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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