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BANKED TURN [2 records]

Record 1 2016-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
OBS

banked turn: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
CONT

Une stabilité longitudinale trop grande peut rendre difficile l'exécution d'un virage incliné en raison de l'effort à faire sur la profondeur.

OBS

virage incliné : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de las aeronaves
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Record 2 2004-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Facilities and Venues
  • Cycling
  • Motorized Sports
  • Track and Field
DEF

A turn on a racecourse or track that is constructed to slope inward.

OBS

Banked turns are common on cycling tracks, indoor running tracks, and on some automobile racecourses and they allow the competitors to move through the turn at greater speed because centrifugal force has been largely counteracted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et sites (Sports)
  • Cyclisme
  • Sports motorisés
  • Athlétisme
CONT

Les virages relevés permettent les grandes vitesses [...]

Spanish

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