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EIXO LONGITUDINAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Controls (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
CONT

The longitudinal axis is a straight line running fore and aft through the centre of gravity and is horizontal when the aeroplane is in "rigging position." ... Any rotary motion about this axis is called rolling.

PHR

Aircraft centerline, fuselage centerline.

Key term(s)
  • centreline
  • centre-line
  • center-line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
DEF

Axe situé dans le plan de symétrie ou, si l'origine est en dehors de celui-ci, dans le plan parallèle au plan de symétrie passant par l'origine.

OBS

Il est orienté conventionnellement vers l'avant.

OBS

axe longitudinal : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et Maintenance.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mandos de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
DEF

Eje imaginario que va desde el morro hasta la cola del avión.

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