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FOUR-ENGINED PLANE [1 record]

Record 1 1983-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
OBS

For guidance in determining the significance of the echoing areas of aircraft, the following table is included (...) [with] Four engined aircraft: from 50 to 100 square metres (550 to 1100 square feet).

OBS

for "four-engined aeroplane" : They [the civil transport aeroplanes] embrace twin-engined and four-engined aeroplanes over a weight range from approximately 4 200 kg (9 400 lb) to 70 000 kg (150 000 lb) (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
OBS

avion pourvu de quatre moteurs: un quadrimoteur.

OBS

Le tableau ci-après donne une idée de l'étendue des surfaces réfléchissantes des différents aéronefs: (...) Quadrimoteur: de 50 à 100 m [au carré) (550 à 1 100 pieds carrés).

OBS

Ils [les avions de transport civil] comprennent des bimoteurs et des quadrimoteurs dont le domaine de poids s'étend de 4 200 kg (9 400 livres) à 70 000 kg (150 000 livres) environ (...)

Spanish

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