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WORLD AEROSPACE [7 records]

Record 1 2015-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Private-Sector Programs
  • Spacecraft
OBS

A small disco-ball-like satellite which students around the world will be able to see in the sky at dusk and dawn for educational projects and calculations involved with orbital mechanics and aerospace.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes du secteur privé
  • Engins spatiaux
OBS

Satellite en forme de boule en miroirs style disco que les élèves pourront observer à l'aube et au crépuscule. Ce projet éducatif permettra aux étudiants d'effectuer des calculs relatifs à la mécanique orbitale et à l'aérospatiale.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Helicopters (Military)
OBS

Westland is an AgustaWestland company, which is owned by Finmeccanica of Italy. AgustaWestland is one of the largest helicopter companies in the world, offering an unrivalled range of helicopters to meet the requirements of both civil and military customers. It has primary operations in the UK, Italy and the USA.... Today Westland is a world leading aerospace company with unrivalled experience in military helicopter markets. It has developed a broad range of capabilities as a prime contractor and a collaborative partner in major aerospace contracts covering aircraft production as well as logistics support and training for a growing number of international defence programmes. Its areas of helicopter expertise include rotor blade technology, avionics and mission systems integration, transmissions development and advanced training services for aircrew and groundcrew.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
DEF

An international company that is specializing in the development and implementation of advanced NC post-processing and machine tool simulation solutions for manufacturers in every major industry around the world. For over 35 years, ICAM has been providing aerospace, automotive, medical, heavy equipment and electronic organizations with advanced NC post-processing solutions that have enabled them to increase productivity and achieve greater manufacturing performance and precision.

Key term(s)
  • ICAM Technologies

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
DEF

Une compagnie qui se spécialise dans le développement et l'exécution post-traitant NC avancée et des solutions de simulation de machine-outil pour des fabricants dans chaque industrie principale autour du monde. Pendant plus de 30 ans, l'ICAM a fourni l'aéronautique, l'automobile, l'équipement médical, lourd et des organisations électroniques avec des solutions de post-traitement NC avancé qui leur ont permis d'augmenter leur productivité et réalise des exécutions industrielles plus grandes et plus précision.

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

The Canadian aerospace industry is growing faster than any other major aerospace sector in the world, and 31 Canadian aerospace firms from across the country will be making the case for Canada, along with the Government of Canada, the National Research Council and the Government of Quebec as they showcase their goods and services at the Paris Air Show, June 15-22.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
OBS

The National Research Council of Canada's(NRC) Institute for Aerospace Research(IAR) is Canada's national aerospace laboratory. IAR is a leader in aerospace innovation through focused R&D programs, partnerships and collaborations with industry, government, and university partners and clients from around the world.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

L'Institut de recherche aérospatiale (IRA) du Conseil national de recherches du Canada (CNRC) est le laboratoire national de recherche aérospatiale. L'IRA est un chef de file en matière d'innovation aérospatiale grâce à ses programmes de R-D, à ses partenariats et à ses collaborations avec des partenaires de l'industrie, des gouvernements et des universités ainsi que des clients partout dans le monde.

Key term(s)
  • Institut national d'aéronautique

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Remote Sensing
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
CONT

NASA and the DLR, German Aerospace Center, are working together to create SOFIA [Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy]-a Boeing 747SP aircraft modified by Raytheon Aircraft Integration Services to accommodate a 2. 5 meter reflecting telescope. SOFIA will be the largest airborne observatory in the world, and will make observations that are impossible for even the largest and highest of ground-based telescopes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Télédétection
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Forces
CONT

A Contingency Capability Component provides the air force with the ability to plan and execute ground support for deployed aerospace operations in a global environment. It allows the air force to draw together any combination of its Contingency Capability units into a composite, joint-minded, air component wing, which is then able to deploy anywhere in the world within prescribed reaction times to support and sustain the air power capabilities embodied in Air Command Operations Plans.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces aériennes

Spanish

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