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UBE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-10-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Propulsion Systems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- propfan
1, record 1, English, propfan
correct, see observation, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- prop-fan 2, record 1, English, prop%2Dfan
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Advanced propeller for use at high Mach numbers, having 6 to 12 blades each with thin, sharp-edged lenticular profile and curved scimitar shape. 3, record 1, English, - propfan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is often used to designate both the engine and its propeller. Some competing terms : free fan(Boeing) : unducted fan, UDF(GE) : ultra fan, advanced propeller(R-R) : ultra-high bypass, UHB(McDonnell Douglas) : ultra-bypass engine, UBE(Boeing coined this term to describe both geared propfans and gearless unducted fan). However, the term propfan coined by Hamilton Standard, a pioneer in that field, is gaining wide acceptance. 3, record 1, English, - propfan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
propfan: term officially approved by the Internacional Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 4, record 1, English, - propfan
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Propulsion des aéronefs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hélice transsonique
1, record 1, French, h%C3%A9lice%20transsonique
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hélice supercritique 2, record 1, French, h%C3%A9lice%20supercritique
feminine noun
- hélice cimeterre 2, record 1, French, h%C3%A9lice%20cimeterre
feminine noun
- propfan 3, record 1, French, propfan
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hélice à grand nombre de pales, plus ou moins recourbées et dotées de profils spéciaux autorisant des Mach de croisière relativement élevés (0,7 à 0,8). 2, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9lice%20transsonique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il existe des versions contrarotatives de ce genre d'hélice. 2, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9lice%20transsonique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La nouvelle école (1993) désigne ce système de propulsion sous la zone de Système THR ou propulsion THR - Turbopropulseur à hélices rapides. 4, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9lice%20transsonique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
hélice transsonique : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI). 5, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9lice%20transsonique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Propfan monté en queue, sur des mâts. 6, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9lice%20transsonique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistemas de propulsión de aeronaves
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hélice transónica
1, record 1, Spanish, h%C3%A9lice%20trans%C3%B3nica
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- hélice propfan 1, record 1, Spanish, h%C3%A9lice%20propfan
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hélice transónica; hélice propfan: términos aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 2, record 1, Spanish, - h%C3%A9lice%20trans%C3%B3nica
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-08-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Propulsion Systems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ultra-high bypass engine
1, record 2, English, ultra%2Dhigh%20bypass%20engine
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- UBE 2, record 2, English, UBE
correct, see observation
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ultra-high bypass powerplant 1, record 2, English, ultra%2Dhigh%20bypass%20powerplant
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Observant readers will have noticed that the rear ends of most future airliner design have begun to sprout strange looking mechanical appendages resembling part of a food processor.... Boeing's generic name for these devices is Ultra-high Bypass Engine(UBE). 1, record 2, English, - ultra%2Dhigh%20bypass%20engine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For synonymous terms, refer to the record "propfan". 3, record 2, English, - ultra%2Dhigh%20bypass%20engine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Propulsion des aéronefs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- moteur à taux de dilution ultra-élevé
1, record 2, French, moteur%20%C3%A0%20taux%20de%20dilution%20ultra%2D%C3%A9lev%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- propulseur à très fort taux de dilution 1, record 2, French, propulseur%20%C3%A0%20tr%C3%A8s%20fort%20taux%20de%20dilution
masculine noun
- moteur à taux de dilution très élevé 2, record 2, French, moteur%20%C3%A0%20taux%20de%20dilution%20tr%C3%A8s%20%C3%A9lev%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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