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flight control surface [1 record]

Record 1 2018-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Controls (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Airframe
DEF

A movable airfoil or surface, such as an aileron, elevator, ruddervator, flap, trim tab, or rudder, used to control the attitude or motion of an aircraft or missile and to guide it through the air.

OBS

control surface: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

control surface: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
DEF

Surface manœuvrable en vol dont la fonction primordiale est de commander le mouvement d'un aérodyne en tangage, roulis ou lacet.

OBS

gouvernail : synonyme ancien de gouverne.

OBS

gouverne : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

gouverne : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI) et par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et Maintenance.

PHR

gouverne monobloc

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mandos de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
  • Célula de aeronaves
OBS

timón; superficie de mando: términos aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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