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GROUND SPEED [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

The horizontal component of the speed of an aircraft relative to the earth's surface.

OBS

ground speed: term and definition standardized by NATO.

OBS

ground speed; GS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
DEF

Composante horizontale de la vitesse d'un aéronef par rapport à la surface terrestre.

OBS

vitesse sol : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

OBS

vitesse sol; GS : terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI); terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
DEF

Velocidad de una aeronave con relación a la superficie terrestre.

OBS

velocidad respecto al suelo; GS : término, abreviatura y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 1993-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Equipment
OBS

e.g. of a tractor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel agricole
OBS

p. ex. d'un tracteur

Spanish

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