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FLOATATION SUSPENSION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-08-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flotation suspension 1, record 1, English, flotation%20suspension
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- floatation suspension 1, record 1, English, floatation%20suspension
- flotating suspension 1, record 1, English, flotating%20suspension
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Two-degree-of-freedom, dry, tuned-gimbal gyroscope. This name is used to differentiate between this instrument and the floated gyro... It is sensitive about two input axes instead of one, has no flotation liquid and so is "dry"... 2, record 1, English, - flotation%20suspension
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
flotating fluid: The fluid that suspends the float inside the [gyroscope] case. 3, record 1, English, - flotation%20suspension
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
floatation. Same as flotation. 4, record 1, English, - flotation%20suspension
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- suspension par flottaison
1, record 1, French, suspension%20par%20flottaison
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gyroscopes libres. Le problème consiste à suspendre la toupie en minimisant l'incertitude [delta]C sur le couple qui lui est appliqué. [...] des recherches technologiques ont favorisé l'apparition de multiples réalisations parmi lesquelles on peut citer : la suspension par cardan [...]; la suspension par flottaison; la poussée d'Archimède, agissant sur les anneaux de cardan et sur un carter étanche renfermant la toupie, soulage les paliers, qui peuvent alors être équipés d'ensembles pivot-rubis; les performances atteignent quelques centièmes de degré par heure; la suspension hydrodynamique; [...]; la suspension électrique [...]; la suspension élastique [...] 1, record 1, French, - suspension%20par%20flottaison
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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