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VOL ISOBARIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flights (Air Transport)
  • Meteorology
DEF

Flight planned in such a way as to profit as much as possible from the expected pressure distribution.

CONT

Peter Geoffroy Powel ... His contributions to the airline included navigation procedure, recruiting, training and supervising new navigators and developing pressure pattern flying, in which the aircraft takes advantage of atmospheric conditions.

Key term(s)
  • pressure-pattern flying
  • pressure pattern flight

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vols (Transport aérien)
  • Météorologie
DEF

Vol planifié de façon à profiter autant que possible de la configuration de pression prévue.

Key term(s)
  • vol isobarique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vuelos (Transporte aéreo)
  • Meteorología
DEF

Vuelo planeado para utilizar al máximo la distribución prevista de la presión.

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