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INDICATOR AIR POSITION [9 records]

Record 1 2011-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
Universal entry(ies)
521.44
occupation code
OBS

521.44: trade specialty qualification code.

OBS

This is an obsolete title.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
521.44
occupation code
OBS

521.44 : code de qualification de spécialiste (métiers).

OBS

Ce titre est d'usage périmé.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
Universal entry(ies)
521.38
occupation code
OBS

521.38: trade specialty qualification code.

OBS

This is an obsolete title.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
521.38
occupation code
OBS

521.38 : code de qualification de spécialiste (métiers).

OBS

Ce titre est d'usage périmé.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Navigation Instruments
CONT

In a skidding turn, the gyro precesses towards the inside of the turn. After return on the aircraft to straight and level flight, the instrument shows a turn in the direction of the skid. In a normal turn, the gyro precesses towards the inside of the turn. The precession error is quickly corrected by the erecting mechanism.

CONT

The only really tricky part of the attitude indicator is its erecting mechanism. When power(vacuum) is first applied to the instrument, the mechanism quickly erects the gyro spindle to plumb-vertical in order to align the artificial horizon with the natural horizon. In flight, the erecting mechanism continually compensates the gyro for precession errors in order to keep it aligned throughout the course of a long flight. The design of the erecting mechanism is quite clever. In an air-driven attitude gyro, there are "pendulous vanes" suspended from pivots attached to the lower portion of the sealed gyro housing, one vane for each exhaust port. The vanes are positioned so that, when the gyro is erect, each vane half-covers its associated exhaust port. If the gyro tilts so that its axle is not plumb, the pendulous vanes shift so that one exhaust port is more-than-half-covered and the opposite exhaust port is less-than-half-covered. The resulting imbalance of discharge air exerts a force on the rotor housing at right angles to the direction of tilt, causing the gyro to precess to the erect position. As soon as the gyro is erect, the pendulous vanes return to a balanced condition to remove the precessing force. Pure magic! The erecting mechanism can erect the gyro quite quickly at initial power-up because the gyro doesn’t exhibit much gyroscopic rigidity at low rotor RPMs. Typically, the horizon bar becomes level within the first 10 or 15 seconds, and then its oscillations(caused by precessional nutation of the gyro) are damped out within a minute or so as the rotor comes up-to-speed.

Key term(s)
  • gyroscope erecting mechanism
  • gyro erecting mechanism
  • erection mechanism

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Instruments de navigation
CONT

Dans un virage dérapé, le gyroscope «précesse» du côté du virage. Une fois l'avion revenu au vol rectiligne en palier, l'instrument indique un virage dans la direction du dérapage. Dans un virage normal, le gyroscope «précesse» du côté du virage. Le mécanisme de redressement du gyroscope corrige rapidement l'erreur de précession.

CONT

Description d'un Épervier [drone] [...] d. Le gyroscope vertical: Dans ce cas, les deux axes, ROLL et PITCH sont terminés par les potentiomètres qui détectent les écarts de positions angulaires du corps par rapport aux horizons roll et pitch. Les mécanismes d'érection ne sont prévus que pour maintenir la verticalité parfaite de la masse en rotation.

OBS

Horizon gyroscopique [...] La verticalité de l'axe de toupie [delta] est approximativement assurée par un érecteur (mécanique, électro-mécanique, pneumatique) produisant une raideur en quadrature de signe convenable.

Key term(s)
  • mécanisme de redressement du gyroscope

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
  • Safety Devices (Mechanical Components)
  • Applications of Automation
  • Electrical Components
DEF

A flame safeguard control which recycles following a shutdown; it will restart the burner if conditions causing the shutdown have been corrected.

DEF

A primary safety control for automatically lighted burners which, upon accidental flame failure during a normal firing cycle and the subsequent shutoff of main burner fuel, will provide, after a pre-establishing shutdown period and under a normal starting program, one attempt to automatically light the main burner.

OBS

The interlock may be a combustion air controller..., a damper position indicator..., or a fuel pressure switch. It can be a recycling type, or it may require manual reset.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
  • Organes de sécurité (Composants mécaniques)
  • Automatisation et applications
  • Composants électrotechniques

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Components
  • Control Instrumentation (Mechanical Components)
  • Safety Devices (Mechanical Components)
DEF

An interlock which proves a condition is proper for burner operation to continue through prepurge, ignition trials, and the run period. It is used with a primary or programming control which will shut down the burner if an improper conditions occurs. The interlock may be a combustion air controller(airflow switch), a damper position indicator(low or high fire proving switch), or a fuel pressure switch. It can be a recycling type, or it may require manual reset.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants électrotechniques
  • Dispositifs de commande (Composants mécaniques)
  • Organes de sécurité (Composants mécaniques)

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
  • Safety Devices (Mechanical Components)
  • Electrical Components
DEF

A flame safeguard control which does not recycle after shutdown.

DEF

A primary safety control which, upon accidental flame failure during a normal firing cycle, causes a safety shutdown.

OBS

The interlock may be a combustion air controller..., a damper position indicator..., or a fuel pressure switch. It can be a recycling type, or it may require manual reset.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
  • Organes de sécurité (Composants mécaniques)
  • Composants électrotechniques
OBS

Le Sens-A-Flame est un système électronique de surveillance de flamme. Il détecte les défauts de flamme, enclenche une alarme et coupe l'alimentation en combustible. Il est disponible pour le contrôle de brûleurs séparés ainsi que de brûleurs multiples. Il comprend de nombreuses possibilités, sa technologie est complètement électronique, ses composants sont embrochables de façon à faciliter la maintenance. Il peut être utilisé avec électrode de flamme ou cellule U.V.

OBS

Flame Safeguard Control. Fireye: Régulateur automatique air/combustible, surveillance de flamme, télégestion de brûleur.

Spanish

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Record 7 2000-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation
  • Burners and Steamfitting
  • Electrical Components
DEF

The process of going through another operating cycle. For a flame safeguard control, automatically going through another timer cycle after a shutdown in an attempt to restart the burner.

OBS

The interlock may be a combustion air controller..., a damper position indicator..., or a fuel pressure switch. It can be a recycling type, or it may require manual reset.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
  • Composants électrotechniques

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Safety Devices (Mechanical Components)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
  • Applications of Automation
  • Electrical Components
DEF

A running interlock used with a primary or programming control which will shut down the burner if an improper condition occurs. The control will recycle; it will restart the burner if the condition corrects itself. The interlock is usually a combustion air controller (airflow switch).

OBS

The interlock may be a combustion air controller..., a damper position indicator..., or a fuel pressure switch. It can be a recycling type, or it may require manual reset.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organes de sécurité (Composants mécaniques)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
  • Automatisation et applications
  • Composants électrotechniques

Spanish

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Record 9 1986-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
CONT

A choo-choo surging noise occurs when operating with the ram air doors closed or nearly closed. ... If the "choo-choo" problem occurs: ... Push until ram air doors open to approximately 2 o’clock position.

CONT

Pack Shutdown-In Flight-The ram air louver indicator will go to the 2 : 00 o’clock position....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
OBS

Les volets d'entrée d'air dynamique prennent la forme de persienne sur le Lockheed L-1011.

OBS

Le terme "persienne d'air dynamique" a été uniformisé par le CUTA opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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