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ATTITUDE RELATIVE GROUND [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Suspension Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

The orientation of an aircraft’s axes in relation to some plane, especially the horizontal.

CONT

The attitude of an aircraft.... is define d by the angles made by its axes with the relative airflow, or with the ground, respectively

OBS

This term has been lifted straight from aeronautics and applies to the body of a car relative to the ground in the same way as with an aircraft ...

OBS

... if using the term "attitude", beware the misleadingly similar term "attitude angle", which refers to an angle in yaw and not in pitch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Suspension (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Position d'équilibre des ressorts de suspension d'un véhicule par rapport au sol.

OBS

Si on a été amené à contrebraquer, lors de sa remise en ligne, les suspensions écrasées durant tout le virage retrouvent brutalement leur assiette si l'on ne s'y est pas préparé, c'est le tête à queue garanti.

Spanish

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