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HORIZONTAL STABILISER [8 records]

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Record 1 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Key term(s)
  • horizontal stabiliser trim actuator system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
DEF

An airfoil whose primary purpose is to increase the stability of an aircraft.

OBS

The terms "stabilizer" and "stabiliser" are frequently defined as a "horizontal stabilizer" since most of them are horizontal.

OBS

stabiliser; stabilizer: terms standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • horizontal stabiliser
  • horizontal stabilizer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
DEF

Surface portante dont le but premier est d’accroître la stabilité de l’aéronef.

OBS

Le terme «stabilisateur» est généralement défini comme un «stabilisateur horizontal» puisque la plupart d'entre eux sont horizontaux.

OBS

stabilisateur : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Célula de aeronaves
DEF

Cada uno de los dos planos fijos que un avión lleva en la cola y en los cuales se hallan articulados los timones de dirección y de profundidad.

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Record 3 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 4 2015-07-31

English

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

A tailplane such that the movement of the whole surface is used for longitudinal control.

OBS

stabilator; all-moving tailplane; all-moving tail; slab tail: terms standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • all-movable horizontal stabiliser

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
  • Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

stabilisateur monobloc : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

stabilisateur monobloc; empennage monobloc : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Célula de aeronaves
  • Mandos de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
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Record 5 1997-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Aircraft Airframe
Key term(s)
  • horizontal stabiliser station

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
OBS

Terme et abréviation uniformisés par le CUTA Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 6 1988-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
OBS

... prototype of an aircraft derived indirectly from the Starship [: Beech "Starship Junior"].

Key term(s)
  • forward-swept horizontal stabilizer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs

Spanish

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Record 7 1988-01-28

English

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

e. g. horizontal stabiliser, landing flaps, etc.

French

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

Spanish

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Record 8 1985-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Controls (Aeroindustry)
Key term(s)
  • movable horizontal stabiliser

French

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

Termes uniformisés par le CUTA Maintenance.

Spanish

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