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PITCHING CYCLE [1 record]

Record 1 1993-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Military (General)
CONT

A side effect of the increased apparent WOD would be greater economy of fuel. More important ... is the fact that "ski-jumping" would allow aircraft to leave the ramp at any point in the vessel's pitching cycle, almost regardless of the amplitude of the motion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Militaire (Généralités)
CONT

Le décollage suivant une trajectoire ascendante avec une pente de l'ordre de 20 degrés permettra au Harrier de quitter le pont à tout instant du cycle de tangage du navire sans tenir aucun compte de l'amplitude du mouvement de plate-forme (...)

Spanish

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