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ACROBATICS [5 records]

Record 1 2022-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Variety Shows and Circuses
CONT

A circus performer is in the field of performing arts and thrives on the adrenaline rush of dazzling and amazing a live audience.... Ultimately, a circus performer must have unusual entertainment skills, such as acrobatics or juggling, and will perform using one, or a combination of these skills.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Spectacles de variétés et Cirque
CONT

Trapéziste, équilibriste, jongleur, clown... l'artiste de cirque imagine, conçoit et présente un numéro sur la piste d'un cirque, dans une salle de spectacle, un cabaret, une rue, un studio de télévision […]

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-11-16

English

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

Gyros that have stops(not many these days and not the case for the gyros in the CJ6) can be damaged by acro [acrobatics] when they are running. They should be stopped and preferably caged when doing acro. "Smooth" positive-G acro(no snap or tumbing maneuvers) shouldn’t hurt these gyros if they are powered down even if they are not caged.... When you subject that spinning gyro to your aircraft's twists and turns during aerobatics you are imparting more force on its bearings than you would were the gyro turned off and not spinning. It is usually bearing wear the trashes a gyro. This problem is especially severe when you are doing advanced aerobatics. It is really hard on the gyro bearings. I would rather have the gyros turned off to make them last longer. That we have caged or uncaged gyros is really irrelevant to the basic physics involved.

OBS

Gyro driven instruments should be caged before aerobatics to avoid tumbling the gyros which action can cause damage to the bearings. In addition, of course, the instrument is useless until the gyro is erected again.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

Les instruments gyroscopiques devraient toujours être bloqués avant d'effectuer des manœuvres acrobatiques et ce, pour éviter le culbutage qui risque d'endommager les coussinets. L'instrument qui subit un culbutage est rendu tout à fait inutilisable et le reste aussi longtemps que le gyroscope n'a pas repris sa position.

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diving
DEF

[An athlete who performs] the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plongeon
DEF

Athlète spécialiste du plongeon.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Salto (Deportes acuáticos y náuticos)
CONT

En los clavados sincronizados, aparte del desarrollo del clavado en sí, cuenta mucho que ambos clavadistas tengan una elevación, coordinación de los movimientos y ángulos de entrada al agua lo más parecido posible.

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Record 4 2008-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
OBS

Equestrian acrobatics performed by Cossacks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
OBS

Jeu équestre acrobatique des cosaques.

Spanish

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Record 5 1995-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Zoology
DEF

A protuberance of the tegument of the nose, the tip of which is located above the nostrils, which frequently has the form of an arrow point or lance.

CONT

Elaborate nose leaves in some bats serve as biosonars, enabling the creatures to locate objects by the echoes of their own vocalizations and to perform stunning acrobatics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zoologie
CONT

Autour des narines des Rhinolophoïdes et des Phyllostomatidae [...] se développent de grandes et complexes duplicatures désignées sous le nom de feuilles nasales [...] qui donnent à l'animal le plus étrange des faciès.

Spanish

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