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CABIN ALTITUDE [22 records]

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Record 1 2016-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Key term(s)
  • altitude horn cutoff button

French

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

poussoir d'arrêt klaxon d'altitude; poussoir d'arrêt klaxon altitude cabine : termes uniformisés par le Comité d’uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) – Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Key term(s)
  • cabin pressurisation warning horn

French

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

klaxon altitude cabine; klaxon pressurisation cabine : termes uniformisés par le Comité d’uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) – Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
OBS

normal operation [of the pressurization subsystem] is automatic after selection of desired cabin altitude and cabin rate of change...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
OBS

[le] réglage automatique de la vitesse de variation de la pression cabine [...] permet de maintenir le taux de variation de l'altitude cabine sensiblement égal à : 500 ft/mn [...] Le code de source complet est MEN-262, 1972, 1, 21-30-00, 1.

OBS

«vitesse de variation de la pression cabine» : Le code de source complet est MEN-262, 1972, 1, 21-30-00, 1.

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
DEF

A sealed pressurized cabin for extremely high altitude or space flight which provides an acceptable environment for man, animal or equipment.

OBS

capsule: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
DEF

Cabine hermétique pressurisée destinée aux très hautes altitudes ou au vol spatial et qui procure un milieu ambiant adapté à l'homme, à l'animal ou à l'équipement.

OBS

capsule : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Naves espaciales
DEF

Cabina estanca, de presión regulada para alturas extremadamente elevadas o para vuelos espaciales que brinda un ambiente aceptable para el hombre, animales, o equipo.

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Record 5 2010-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
OBS

(...) a similar knob rotates a scale beneath a window which shows correction applied to cabin altitude selection for existing field barometric pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance

Spanish

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Record 6 2010-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
OBS

rate-of-change(...) rate-of-pressure [and] cabin altitude(...) combine into a single pneumatic output signal that is supplied as a control pressure to the outflow valve, causing it to vary the outflow rate(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance

Spanish

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Record 7 2008-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
CONT

Normal pressurization is controlled with the altitude controller and RATE selector, located on the pressurization module. Before takeoff, the pressurization module AUTO/MAN switch should be set to AUTO, the CABIN AIR switch should be set to NORM, the AIRCRAFT ALT selector knob on the altitude controller should be set to cruise altitude, and the IN NORMAL/OUT DEFOG knob should be pushed in.

Key term(s)
  • pressurisation module

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
OBS

module de mise en pression : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 8 2007-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
DEF

To reduce the pressure of air or gas within a container, cabin, or other enclosed space.

CONT

One consequence of cabin pressurization is that the pressure inside the airplane might be 70 kPa (10 psi), while the pressure outside is only 15 kPa (2 psi). An otherwise-harmless pinhole under these pressure differences will generate a high-pitched squeal as the air leaks out at supersonic speeds. A hole a metre and a half (5 feet) across will depressurize a jetliner in a fraction of a second.

OBS

Cabin pressurization is the active pumping of air into an aircraft cabin to increase the air pressure within the cabin. It is required when an aircraft reaches high altitudes, because the natural atmospheric pressure is too low to allow people to absorb sufficient oxygen, leading to altitude sickness and ultimately hypoxia.

PHR

Depressurize the cabin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
DEF

Faire perdre la pression normale, obtenue par pressurisation, à (un avion, un véhicule spatial).

OBS

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

PHR

Dépressuriser la cabine.

Spanish

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Record 9 2006-11-03

English

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

French

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

Terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 10 2006-11-02

English

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

French

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

Terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 11 2006-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

Terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 12 2006-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation

French

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

Terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 13 2004-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

Cabin depressurizations are extremely rare events. In fact, airplanes are built with redundancies in place to prevent such occurrences. But in the unlikely event your plane does depressurize, the flight crew will perform a rapid descent to approximately 10, 000 feet, where no supplemental oxygen is needed. Once the plane is stabilized at this altitude, the pilots will divert and land at the closest available airport.

Key term(s)
  • cabin depressurisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
CONT

Pour déterminer la période pendant laquelle l'oxygène de premiers soins doit être fournie, calculer laquelle des périodes suivantes est la plus longue par rapport à l'opération ou l'itinéraire de vol : (a) une heure; ou (b) la durée du vol, à la suite d'une dépressurisation cabine, exploitée à une altitude pression de cabine supérieure à 8 000 pieds. (Au moment de faire ce calcul, supposer que la dépressurisation cabine se produit au pire moment le long de l'itinéraire.)

Spanish

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Record 14 1985-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

A cabin altitude of more than 10, 000 feet automatically illuminates the CABIN ALTITUDE Light on the overhead panel and the CABIN ALT light adjacent to EICAS and displays the EICAS warning message, CABIN ALTITUDE. The lights and message stay on until the cabin altitude descends below 8, 500 feet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
OBS

Terme uniformisé par le CUTA opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 15 1985-10-01

English

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

French

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

Terme uniformisé par le CUTA opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 16 1985-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

Terme uniformisé par le CUTA opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 17 1985-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Used to express cabin pressure in terms of equivalent altitude above sea level.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
CONT

[...] l'altitude cabine normale se situant aux environs de 8 000 pieds (cela signifie que la pression qui règne à l'intérieur de la cabine correspond en atmosphère standard à une altitude de 8 000 ---).

OBS

Termes uniformisés par le CUTA - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 18 1983-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
OBS

the primary cabin pressure controller provides three separate pressure controlling functions : isobaric control, differential control, and rate-of-change control.(...) Rate-of-change control allows selection of a controlled rate-of-pressure change when a change in cabin altitude is selected.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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Record 19 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Transport aérien
OBS

avertisseur sonore

Spanish

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Record 20 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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Record 21 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

soupapes régulatrices

Spanish

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Record 22 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
CONT

The dial features an outer scale graduated in feet of cabin altitude,...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
CONT

Le cadran comporte une échelle extérieure étalonnée en pieds d'altitude cabine. (soupapes régulatrices)

Spanish

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