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LIGHT LINE SPEED [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Deck Department (Naval Forces)
  • Shipbuilding
DEF

The maximum rope speed (in metres per second) that the winch can maintain with the rope wound on the drum in a single layer, and with negligible tension on the rope, normally not more than 10 % of the drum load.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Service du pont (Forces navales)
  • Constructions navales
DEF

Vitesse maximale (en mètres par seconde), mesurée sur la première couche d'enroulement, dont le treuil est capable avec une tension du câble négligeable ne dépassant pas normalement 10 % de l'effort au tambour.

Spanish

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