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Record 1 1981-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

[Carrier-based] aircraft are underpowered compared with their land-based equivalents because of the structural weight requirements associated with landing aboard ship, with average operational vertical descent rates of 4.3 m/sec (14 ft/sec) and the average design case these days being 7.3 m/sec (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

On sait que les avions embarqués sont en général plus lourds, à poussée égale, que leurs homologues terrestres, à cause des normes structurales plus sévères associées à l'appontage, où la vitesse verticale à l'impact atteint en moyenne 4.25 m/s (...)

Spanish

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