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DELTAPLANE [4 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

hang glider: an item in the "Aerospace Transportation Tools and Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

deltaplane : objet de la classe «Outillage et équipement de transport aérospatial» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

A triangular device that consists of two flexible sections, resembles a kite, and is used for guiding and landing a spacecraft after reentry or for recovering a launching rocket.

OBS

see this definition under the heading "paraglider".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
CONT

Le deltaplane s'inspire de l'aile Rogallo ou aile flexible, conçue par la NASA, pour faciliter la récupération d'engins spatiaux après leur rentrée dans l'atmosphère.

OBS

Inspiré de LACAV 1972 p. 19.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
DEF

A large, flat, usually delta-shaped motorless aircraft with an attached harness or seat, designed to carry a person or two people through the air for a short while.

CONT

Hang gliders can be rigid or semi-rigid. Semi-rigid, which is the most common type, have aluminium spars and battens in their wings, but are covered in a tight sheath of Dacron cloth. Rigid hang gliders are made of hard, composite materials such as glass fibre and are becoming increasingly popular. In both cases, the pilot is suspended in a harness beneath the glider in a face down position and controls the direction and speed by moving a triangular control frame to shift his or her weight beneath the wing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
CONT

Un deltaplane est un aéronef non motorisé qui ressemble à un cerf-volant de forme triangulaire. Son vol est stable et sécuritaire et il se déplace à des vitesses se situant entre 30 km/h et 120 km/h. La pratique du deltaplane s'adresse surtout aux personnes persévérantes et en bonne condition physique, car la formation est relativement technique et le pilotage de l'aile demande un minimum de force.

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
DEF

The sport of gliding or soaring using a kitelike device, that carries the glider harnessed underneath it.

CONT

Since the early 70s, Haute Savoie and Savoie have been premier sites for free flight. There are three types of flight practiced in this discipline, hang-gliding (deltaplane), paragliding (parapente), and ultralight (ULM).

OBS

Hang gliding: term and definition used by Parks Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
DEF

Sport qui consiste à se laisser glisser librement dans l'air au moyen d'une sorte de cerf-volant géant, souvent en forme de delta.

CONT

Depuis les années 70, la Haute Savoie et la Savoie sont des sites prisés par les amateurs de vol libre. On compte dans cette discipline le deltaplane, le parapente, et l'Ultra-Léger Motorisé (ULM).

CONT

C'est là que Jean-Marc Rousselet, l'actuel patron d'Ellipse, fait ses classes et se trouve une passion pour le vol en delta, passion qui le conduira en équipe de France.

OBS

Deltaplane : terme en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

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