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AIRLIFT CAPABILITY [1 record]

Record 1 2002-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Forces
  • Military Transportation
DEF

The total capacity expressed in terms of number of passengers and/or weight/cubic displacement of cargo that can be carried at any one time to a given destination by the available air transport service.

OBS

airlift capability: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces aériennes
  • Transport militaire
DEF

Total des charges (offertes ou marchandes) susceptibles d'être emportées, à un moment donné et pour une mission déterminée, par l'ensemble des aéronefs disponibles d'une flotte de transport. Est exprimé en effectif ou en unités de poids ou de volume.

OBS

capacité d'emport instantané : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fuerzas aéreas
  • Transporte militar
DEF

Capacidad total, expresada en términos de número de pasajeros y/o peso y volumen de carga, que pueden ser transportados en un momento dado por la fuerza de transporte aéreo disponible.

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