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FIELD SPLICE [1 record]

Record 1 1984-06-05

English

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

This term refers to a joint between major airframe components, e.g., fuselage sections, allowing the major segments of an aircraft to be disassembled "in the field" that is, outside of major base or airport facilities, without necessitating special tools or equipment, as opposed to a manufacturer's splice.

French

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

Le Dictionnaire des techniques aéronautiques et spatiales, Gauthier-Villars, 1978, donne le terme entretien en piste comme équivalent de l'anglais "field maintenance".

Spanish

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