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primary control surface [1 record]

Record 1 1984-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Controls (Aeroindustry)
DEF

primary control surface: A movable surface, such as ailerons, elevators, rudders, spoilers, etc., which serve to move the aircraft about its three axes.

CONT

main control surface: [The flight control surfaces] are usually divided into two major groups, the primary or main, and the auxiliary control surfaces. The primary group of flight control surfaces consists of ailerons, elevators, and rudders.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
CONT

gouverne primaire : Les gouvernes sont les surfaces mobiles de la cellule qui, par leur action aérodynamique, permettent de faire varier l'assiette et la configuration de l'avion. On distingue les gouvernes primaires, c'est-à-dire les ailerons, la gouverne de direction et la gouverne de profondeur [...]

OBS

Le terme «gouverne principale» a été uniformisé par le CUTA maintenance.

Spanish

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