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Record 1 2010-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
DEF

A pivoting airfoil that lowers under the trailing edge, thereby increasing the aircraft’s wing camber.

CONT

Three Kruger-type flaps are installed on each wing [of a large multi-engine turbine aircraft]. The flaps are machined magnesium castings with integral ribs and stiffeners. The magnesium casting of each flap is the principal structural component and consists of a straight section with a hollow core called the torque tube extending from the straight section at the forward end.

OBS

Krueger flap: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • Kruger type flap

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
DEF

Surface pivotante qui en s'abaissant sous le bord d'attaque augmente la courbure de l'aile.

CONT

[Certains] volets Krueger sont composés de plusieurs sections qui en se déployant largement augmentent aussi la surface. Les volets Krueger sont régulièrement utilisés sur les avions Boeing.

OBS

volet Krueger : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1980-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Structural Framework

French

Domaine(s)
  • Charpentes
OBS

Stelco.

Spanish

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