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EQUILIBRIUM YAW [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-08-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ballistics
- Guns (Land Forces)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- equilibrium yaw
1, record 1, English, equilibrium%20yaw
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The condition in which the projectile always points to the right of the trajectory. 1, record 1, English, - equilibrium%20yaw
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Because the trajectory is continually falling away, the nose of the precessing projectile will point above the trajectory more so than below it. The result is that a certain degree of force is continually being exerted under the nose of the projectile. The dominating gyroscopic effect is to keep the nose of the projectile pointed to the right. 1, record 1, English, - equilibrium%20yaw
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Balistique
- Canons (Forces terrestres)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lacet d'équilibre
1, record 1, French, lacet%20d%27%C3%A9quilibre
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État du projectile qui pointe toujours vers la droite de la trajectoire. 1, record 1, French, - lacet%20d%27%C3%A9quilibre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La trajectoire descendant continuellement, l'avant du projectile, en mouvement de précession, pointe plus au-dessus qu'au-dessous de la trajectoire. Une certaine force s'exerce alors sans cesse sous l'avant du projectile. L'effet gyroscopique dominant est de maintenir l'avant du projectile pointé vers la droite. 1, record 1, French, - lacet%20d%27%C3%A9quilibre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lacet d'équilibre : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre. 2, record 1, French, - lacet%20d%27%C3%A9quilibre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-12-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Launching and Space Maneuvering
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ISS attitude
1, record 2, English, ISS%20attitude
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The ISS attitude will vary between +15 degrees and-15 degrees for each roll and yaw axis of LVLH [Local Vertical/Local Horizontal] and between +15 degrees to-20 degrees for the pitch axis... At any point on the ISS non-articulated portion, which means the portion excluding rotating elements such as photovoltaic arrays and Thermal Control System(TCS) radiators, the ISS will provide estimates of the ISS LVLH attitude to an accuracy of 3 degrees per axis(3 sigma) and inertial rates to an accuracy of 0. 01 degrees per second per axis(3 sigma). When controlling to the TEA [Torque Equilibrium Attitude] with non-propulsive effectors, the ISS will maintain attitude stability to 3. 5 degrees per axis per orbit. 2, record 2, English, - ISS%20attitude
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ISS attitude: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 3, record 2, English, - ISS%20attitude
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- attitude de la Station spatiale
1, record 2, French, attitude%20de%20la%20Station%20spatiale
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- attitude de l'ISS 2, record 2, French, attitude%20de%20l%27ISS
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
attitude de la Station spatiale : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 2, record 2, French, - attitude%20de%20la%20Station%20spatiale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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