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SUBSONIC PLANE [1 record]

Record 1 2014-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
DEF

An aeroplane incapable of sustaining level flight at speeds exceeding flight Mach number of 1.

OBS

subsonic aeroplane: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

subsonic aeroplane: term and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
DEF

Avion ne pouvant maintenir un vol en palier à des vitesses dépassant Mach 1.

CONT

À leur altitude maximale de vol (entre douze et quatorze kilomètres) les avions subsonique volent à proximité de la stratosphère; la quantité toujours plus importante de ces avions, a-t-on craint à une certaine époque, pouvait avoir des répercussions sur l'ozone stratosphérique.

OBS

avion subsonique : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

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

Spanish

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

Avión incapaz de mantener el vuelo horizontal a velocidades que excedan de Mach 1.

OBS

avión subsónico: término y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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