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SKY COMPONENT [2 records]

Record 1 1985-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

Ratio of that part of the daylight illuminance at a point on a given plane which is received directly from a sky of assumed or known luminance distribution, to the illuminance on a horizontal plane due to an unobstructed hemisphere of this sky. Direct sunlight is excluded for both values of illuminance.

OBS

For a uniform sky and unglazed openings the sky component is identical with the sky factor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

Rapport de la partie de l'éclairement naturel en un point d'un plan donné qui est reçue directement d'un ciel dont la répartition des luminances est supposée ou connue, à l'éclairement sur un plan horizontal provenant sans obstruction d'un hémisphère de ce ciel. La lumière solaire directe est exclue de ces deux valeurs d'éclairement.

OBS

Pour un ciel uniforme et des ouvertures non vitrées, la composante de ciel est identique au facteur de ciel.

Spanish

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Record 2 1982-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

Future ADV [Tornado Jet Air Defense Variant] testing will include clearance of the flutter envelope to above Mach 2. 0, the jettisoning and firing of Sky Flash missiles and Sky Flash component load measuring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

Les prochains essais de l'ADV [air defense variant jet] porteront sur l'exploration du domaine de flottement jusqu'à des vitesses supérieures à Mach 2, le largage et le tir des missiles Sky Flash, et la mesure du facteur de charge imputable aux Sky Flash.

Spanish

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