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AIR-PORTABLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Transportation
DEF

An adjective used to describe materiel or equipment which, loaded either internally or externally, can be transported by air with no more than minor dismantling and reassembling by the user unit.

OBS

The type of aircraft must be specified to indicate the degree of air portability.

OBS

air-portable : term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport militaire
DEF

Qualifie un matériel ou un équipement pouvant être acheminé par air, en chargement interne ou externe, sans autre démontage ni remontage que ceux pouvant être effectués par les unités utilisatrices.

OBS

Le type d'aéronef doit être spécifié de façon à montrer le degré d'aéroportabilité.

OBS

aéroportable : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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