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FLETTNER PROFONDEUR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Airframe
- Aircraft Maneuvers
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- elevator trim tab
1, record 1, English, elevator%20trim%20tab
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- elevator trim 2, record 1, English, elevator%20trim
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... in order to trim an elevator to hold the nose down, the elevator's trim tab will actually rise up into the slipstream. The increased pressure on top of the trim tab surface caused by raising it will then deflect the entire elevator slab down slightly, causing the tail to rise and the aircraft's nose to move down. In the case of an aircraft where deployment of high-lift devices (flaps) would significantly alter the longitudinal trim, a supplementary trim tab is arranged to simultaneously deploy with the flaps so that pitch attitude is not markedly changed. 3, record 1, English, - elevator%20trim%20tab
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
elevator trim tab: term standardized by ISO. 4, record 1, English, - elevator%20trim%20tab
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cellule d'aéronefs
- Manœuvres d'aéronefs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- compensateur de profondeur
1, record 1, French, compensateur%20de%20profondeur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- volet de compensation de gouverne 2, record 1, French, volet%20de%20compensation%20de%20gouverne
masculine noun
- flettner de profondeur 3, record 1, French, flettner%20de%20profondeur
masculine noun
- trim profondeur 4, record 1, French, trim%20profondeur
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] en tangage [...] le compensateur le plus courant (quasiment indispensable) est le compensateur de profondeur, qui contrôle l'appareil sur l'axe de tangage (tendance à piquer ou à cabrer). 5, record 1, French, - compensateur%20de%20profondeur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
compensateur de profondeur : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 6, record 1, French, - compensateur%20de%20profondeur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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