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CAMBER ANGLE [5 records]

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Record 1 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Camber is the number of degrees the top of the wheel is tilted inward or outward from a true vertical.

OBS

camber: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
CONT

Le carrossage est l'inclinaison du plan de la roue par rapport à la verticale.

OBS

Le carrossage et l'angle de carrossage sont synonymes dans le domaine de l'entretien des véhicules et correspondent dans la pratique à la valeur chiffrée d'un angle.

OBS

carrossage : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ruedas y neumáticos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
  • Mantenimiento y reparación (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
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Record 2 2015-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

Any surface usually forming part of the rear portion of a wing, adjustable in flight, the primary function of which is to increase the lift.

OBS

Wing flaps are hinged or sliding surfaces mounted at the trailing edges of wings and designed to increase the camber of the wings. As explained previously, the purpose of flaps is to increase the lift of the wing at a particular speed and angle of attack and also to increase the drag. Wing flaps are particularly useful in the approach to a landing to increase the gliding angle and decrease the landing speed of an aircraft.

OBS

flap: term standardized by the British Standards Institution (BSI).

PHR

Flap drive shaft, flap hinge, flap vane.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
CONT

Les volets hypersustentateurs sont des volets permettant de réduire la vitesse minimum de vol, par leur braquage vers le bas.

OBS

L'appellation «volet hypersustentateur» est surtout utilisée dans la langue écrite. Dans le langage courant, on dira plutôt «volet de courbure» ou «volet» [dans un contexte non ambigu].

OBS

volet hypersustentateur; volet de courbure; volet : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

volet hypersustentateur; volet de courbure : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et Maintenance.

PHR

Ailette volet, arbre de volet roulant, articulation d'un volet, flexible d'entraînement volet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Célula de aeronaves
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
DEF

Alerón que, al ser abatido, aumenta la fuerza de sustentación del ala de un avión.

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Record 3 2008-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Controls (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
CONT

Flaps increase lift by changing the shape of the airfoil. A pilot will extend the flaps when the airplane is landing. By extending the flaps, the pilot is increasing the camber of the wing, the size of the wing and the wing's angle of attack. All of these actions will cause lift to decrease so the airplane can land more slowly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
CONT

[...] placer les commandes de vol et abaisser les volets en fonction des conditions réelles ou simulées [...]

OBS

abaisser les volets : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Suspension Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

The unequal length upper and lower control arms also help to maintain the correct rear-wheel camber angle through the full length of the suspension travel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
  • Suspension (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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Record 5 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Steering Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

The camber angle is the tilting of the front wheels from the vertical.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Direction (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
CONT

L'angle de carrossage est une inclinaison de la roue par rapport à la verticale.

Spanish

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