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BALL CAP [4 records]

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Record 1 2024-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

A plane perpendicular to the horizontal plane.

CONT

A peaked ball cap may shade the eyes, but it might also restrict peripheral vision in the vertical plane; a factor of particular relevance when operating an aircraft.

OBS

vertical plane: designation usually used in the plural.

OBS

vertical plane: designation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Key term(s)
  • vertical planes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
DEF

[...] plan [...] perpendiculaire au plan horizontal.

CONT

Le pilote agit sur les gouvernes pour modifier la trajectoire de l'avion dans le plan vertical (montée ou descente) ou dans le plan horizontal (en virage).

OBS

plan vertical : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

OBS

plan vertical : désignation et définition uniformisées par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Key term(s)
  • plans verticaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de las aeronaves
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
DEF

Plano perpendicular al plano horizontal.

OBS

plano vertical: designación utilizada generalmente en plural.

OBS

plano vertical: designación y definición aceptadas oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

Key term(s)
  • planos verticales
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Record 2 2013-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steering Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Warning : Hold the ball return guides until the cap or clip is reinstalled. Failure to hold the guides will result in a trapped ball or balls, which can cause a vehicle accident. If the ball guides become unseated at any time, remove all the balls and repeat the procedure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Direction (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Monorail Systems (Continuous Handling)
CONT

Designed for mechanization of handling operations at the drilling site. The rotary crane is installed on a special base near the rig. The main part is a stationary column with a tubular section which is mounted on the base hinge. The column is supported in vertical position by two tube braces. A cap is set on the upper part of the column using plain bearings. The ball on the upper part of the column accepts the vertical load. The cap is rotated at 1800 using the rotation mechanism placed on the column arm. The electric monorail moves alongside the jib of the cap.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Monorails (Manutention continue)
CONT

Monorail électrifié. L'entraînement derrière [le} tracteur du palan électrique à câble se fait ici par friction d'une roue motrice à bandage pneumatique en pression permanente contre le rail porteur.

CONT

Études d'installations du monorail électrique aérien CFC [Compagnie Française des Convoyeurs], établissement des devis et des offres.

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Small Arms
OBS

The first rimfire cartridge patented in France in 1846 by Bernard Houllier and used in Flobert firearms for very close range indoor shooting. The first Flobert cartridge was made of a rimmed percussion cap loaded with a 6 mm lead ball and had no powder charge. The later. 22 BB Cap uses a very short, primed rimfire case loaded with a short round-nosed lead bullet or a lead ball and no powder charge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Armes légères
OBS

Terme venant de l'abréviation de «Bulleted Breech Cap». La première cartouche à percussion annulaire, fut brevetée en France en 1846 par Bernard Houllier et utilisée dans les armes à feu Flobert pour le tir intérieur à très courte distance. La cartouche Flobert originale utilisait une capsule fulminante à bourrelet chargée d'une balle ronde de 6 mm en plomb, sans poudre. La .22 BB Cap subséquente utilise une très courte douille à percussion annulaire, amorcée et chargée d'une courte balle ogivale ou d'une balle sphérique en plomb, sans poudre.

Spanish

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