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HORIZONTAL AIRFOIL [5 records]

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Record 1 2016-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
DEF

An [horizontal] airfoil placed at the rear end of the fuselage to balance the [aircraft] and provide longitudinal stability.

OBS

tailplane; tail plane: terms standardized by ISO.

OBS

tail plane: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Association (ICAO).

OBS

The terms "stabilizer" and "stabiliser" are frequently used as a synonym of "horizontal stabilizer," but stabilizers can be horizontal or vertical.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
DEF

Plan aérodynamique [horizontal], situé à l'arrière du fuselage, servant à équilibrer l'avion et à assurer ainsi la stabilité longitudinale.

OBS

plan fixe horizontal : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

Le terme «stabilisateur» est souvent employé comme synonyme de «plan fixe horizontal», mais les stabilisateurs peuvent être horizontaux ou verticaux.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-08-31

English

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

A movable horizontal airfoil, usually attached to the horizontal stabilizer on the tail, that is used to control pitch[;] it usually changes the attitude of the nose, making it move up and down.

OBS

control surface: Any external moveable part of an aircraft designed to help it change orientation or speed, not including the propeller. The most commonly used control surfaces are ailerons, elevator, rudder, flaps, and spoilers.

OBS

elevator: term standardized by ISO and NATO.

PHR

Up-elevator, horizontal elevator.

French

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

Volet mobile situé sur le bord de fuite du plan horizontal de l'empennage.

CONT

gouverne : Chacun des organes utilisés pour obtenir la rotation d'un aéronef autour de ses trois axes : tangage (gouverne de profondeur), roulis (gouverne latérale), lacet (gouverne de direction) et constitués, généralement, par des plans mobiles actionnés par le pilote au moyen du palonnier (lacet) et du manche à balai (tangage et roulis).

OBS

gouverne de profondeur : terme normalisé par l'ISO et l'OTAN.

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mandos de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
  • Maniobras de las aeronaves
DEF

Superficie aerodinámica móvil situada en posición horizontal y en el empenaje de cola que permite realizar el control de profundidad.

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Record 3 2012-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
CONT

Windmills may rotate by being "pushed" by the wind(drag) or by using aerodynamic forces such as "lift"... [and] may rotate around a vertical or a horizontal axis.... The Darreus windmill is a vertical axis aerodynamic type. It was invented in France in the 1930s and is currently being developed for manufacture in Canada. It has one or more curved flexible blades of airfoil design, shaped to a curve that is consistent with the centrifugal and aerodynamic forces it experiences in rotation. It is not self-starting, but a small Savonius rotor can be attached to its central axis to provide this feature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
CONT

Airfoil Ice Protection : Hot air is used for anti-icing the slat leading edges when extended or retracted, anti-icing the ram airscoop, and for de-icing the horizontal stabilizer leading edge.... With AIR FOIL ice protection selected in flight, hot air is directed continuously to the slat leading edges via telescopic ducting and to the ram airscoop.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
OBS

Le terme "gaine télescopique" a été uniformisé par le CUTA opérations aériennes.

OBS

gaine télescopique : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

Spanish

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Record 5 1981-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Controls (Aeroindustry)
OBS

Horizontal stabilizers. The horizontal airfoil of the tail/nose section to which the elevator/canard is attached.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

Empennages horizontaux. Profil horizontal de la partie arrière/avant du fuselage portant la gouverne de profondeur/canard.

Spanish

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