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Record 1 2009-01-05

English

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

The overhead panel is the nerve center of the aircraft systems and replaces many of the controls previously located on the flight engineers panel.

OBS

With a few exceptions, instruments are mounted on a panel in the cockpit so that the dials are plainly visible to the pilot or copilot. Instrument panels are usually made of sheet aluminum alloy strong enough to resist flexing. The panels are non-magnetic and are painted with a nonglare paint to eliminate glare or reflection. In aircraft equipped with only a few instruments, only one panel is necessary; in some aircraft, additional panels are required. In such cases the forward instrument panel is usually referred to as the "main" instrument panel to distinguish it from additional panels on the cockpit overhead or along the side of the flight compartment. On some aircraft the main instrument panel is also referred to as the pilot's or copilot's panel, since many of the pilot's instruments on the left side of the panel are duplicated on the right side.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement intérieur des aéronefs
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

Sur le tableau, ensemble de boutons poussoirs lumineux qui permet au pilote de commander, de surveiller et d'être informé sur l'état des systèmes et des moteurs.

OBS

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

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Record 2 2008-11-06

English

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

Instruments are installed for two purposes, one to display current conditions, the other to notify of unsatisfactory conditions... Certain system failures are immediately indicated on an annunciator panel on the main instrument panel. A master caution light and a light indicating the faulting system flash on. The master light may be reset to "Off, "but the indicating light will remain "On" until the fault is corrected or the equipment concerned is shut down. By resetting, the master caution light is ready to warn of a subsequent fault even before correction of the initial fault. A press to test light is available for testing the circuits in this system.

French

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

voyant de signalisation; voyant de mise en garde : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

voyant de signalisation : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Equipment (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

The car manufacturers have worked toward improving the serviceability of the chassis electrical system... [For example] they have devised multiple connectors at the bulkhead... that divide the main chassis harness into two separate sections :instrument panel harness and engine compartment harness.

OBS

See section T in source RNUR-1E.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement électrique (Véhicules automobiles)
CONT

Le faisceau [de fils électriques pour automobiles] fourni par le M.P.R. comporte des boîtes de dérivation venant s'intercaler dans le câblage d'origine au niveau du feu arrière gauche. (...) Déconnecter le feu arrière gauche et intercaler le faisceau caravane.

OBS

Voir la section T dans la source RNUR-1F.

Spanish

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Record 4 1981-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Equipment (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

The car manufacturers(...) have devised multiple connectors at the bulkhead(...) that divide the main chassis harness into two separate sections :instrument panel harness and engine compartment harness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement électrique (Véhicules automobiles)
CONT

Électricité - Faisceaux boîte à fusibles, planche de bord.

Spanish

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