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LINE ASTERN [2 records]

Record 1 2014-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operations (Air Forces)
  • Helicopters (Military)
OBS

A formation in which individual helicopters or aircraft, flights or squadrons are positioned one directly behind the other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
OBS

Formation dans laquelle les hélicoptères ou les avions, les escadrilles ou les escadrons sont placés directement les uns derrière les autres.

OBS

formation en colonne : terme uniformisé par le comité du GTTAVN [Groupe de travail de terminologie de l'aviation].

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operations (Air Forces)
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
DEF

A formation in which all aircraft are in single file, each directly behind the other.

OBS

trail formation, line astern: terms and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
DEF

Type de formation dans laquelle les avions évoluent en une ligne, l'un derrière l'autre.

OBS

formation en ligne : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones (Fuerzas aéreas)
  • Maniobras de las aeronaves
DEF

Formación en la que todos los aviones están en una sola línea, cada uno directamente detrás del anterior.

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