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LIGHTER-THAN-AIR AIRCRAFT [1 record]

Record 1 2015-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
DEF

Any aircraft supported chiefly by its buoyancy in the air.

OBS

lighter-than-air aircraft: term and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

lighter-than-air aircraft; aerostat: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
DEF

Tout aéronef dont la sustentation est principalement due à sa flottabilité dans l'air.

OBS

aérostat : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

aérostat : terme et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

PHR

Aérostat lenticulaire.

PHR

Surface latérale de l'aérostat.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de aeronaves
DEF

Toda aeronave que se sostiene en el aire principalmente en virtud de su fuerza ascensional. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI.]

OBS

Los aeróstatos pueden agruparse en las siguientes categorías: globos libres y cautivos, globos sonda y dirigibles.

OBS

aeróstato: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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