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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Guns (Land Forces)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Canons (Forces terrestres)
OBS

cartouche d'allumage : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des munitions.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
  • Helicopters (Military)
CONT

The fire extinguishing equipment for an airliner such as the Douglas DC-10 incorporates three systems with six pressurized agent containers, two for each engine. The containers for the wing-mounted engines are located in pairs in the leading edge of the wing between the nacelle and the fuselage on each side of the aircraft.... The discharge cartridge is an electrically fired explosive unit that provides force to rupture the disk seal in the outlet port of the container and release the extinguishing agent to the deployment lines. One discharge cartridge is installed on each wing-mounted container and two are installed on the aft-engine container. The discharge cartridge contains two squibs(explosive charges) that are fired by an electric circuit that heats the powder to the ignition point. When the fire extinguisher control handle is pulled down, the electric circuit is closed and the squibs are fired. The force of the explosion ruptures the disk seal, thus releasing the extinguishing agent. A screen in the discharge head prevents particles of the disk from entering the deployment line.

OBS

This system is specific to the McDonnell Douglas Corporation aircraft (DC-9, DC-10).

OBS

fire control handle : term officially approved by the Aeronautical Terminology Standardization Committee (ATSC) - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
OBS

poignée coupe-feu : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Hélicoptères et Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
  • Shooting (Sports)
DEF

The ignition component of a cartridge case.

OBS

It is detonated by percussion or electrically and ignites the propellant charge.

DEF

A primary initiating device used to produce a hot flame for igniting a propelling charge or to generate a brisant output for initiating detonating compositions.

OBS

primer: term officially approved by the Engineering Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Tir (Sports)
DEF

Élément de mise à feu d'une douille. [Définition uniformisée par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.]

OBS

L'amorçage se fait par percussion ou électriquement et sert à la mise à feu de la charge propulsive.

DEF

Dispositif primaire d'amorçage utilisé pour produire une flamme chaude en vue de l'allumage d'une charge propulsive ou pour engendrer un effet brisant capable d'amorcer des compositions détonantes. [Définition uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des munitions.]

OBS

amorce : terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de armas
  • Tiro (Deportes)
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Record 4 1999-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blasting Work (Mining)
DEF

The placing of the detonator in the last cartridge to be inserted in the shothole with the active end of the detonator pointing inwards. This position tends to minimize the risk of gas ignition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail aux explosifs (Exploitation minière)
CONT

En ce qui concerne l'emploi, les dynamites sont toujours amorcées avec des détonateurs [...] ou avec le cordeau détonant [...] : quand le détonateur est placé dans la première cartouche introduite dans les trous de mine, l'amorçage est dit postérieur; quand, au contraire, il est placé dans la dernière cartouche introduite, l'amorçage est dit antérieur. Quand la mise à feu est électrique, on emploie l'un ou l'autre, l'amorçage postérieur étant préféré quand on utilise les détonateurs à retard ou à micro-retard.

Spanish

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