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INDICATOR PIN [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-01-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Systems
- Landing Gear (Aeroindustry)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pin-indicator
1, record 1, English, pin%2Dindicator
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pin-indicator, cylinder bogie landing gear. 2, record 1, English, - pin%2Dindicator
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pin indicator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Circuits des aéronefs
- Atterrisseur (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ergot indicateur
1, record 1, French, ergot%20indicateur
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ergot indicateur : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance. 2, record 1, French, - ergot%20indicateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-04-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Security Devices
- Extinguishing Agents
- Guns (Land Forces)
- Armour
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- indicator pin
1, record 2, English, indicator%20pin
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Do not fire the main gun if the red indicator pin is not visible. 2, record 2, English, - indicator%20pin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
indicator pin : Applies to the Leopard. 3, record 2, English, - indicator%20pin
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Dispositifs de sécurité
- Agents extincteurs
- Canons (Forces terrestres)
- Arme blindée
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tige indicatrice
1, record 2, French, tige%20indicatrice
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tige indicatrice : S'applique au Leopard. 2, record 2, French, - tige%20indicatrice
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-07-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- gyro housing
1, record 3, English, gyro%20housing
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- sealed housing 2, record 3, English, sealed%20housing
correct
- sealed gyro housing 3, record 3, English, sealed%20gyro%20housing
correct
- gyroscope housing 4, record 3, English, gyroscope%20housing
correct
- housing 2, record 3, English, housing
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The rotor of the air-driven gyro is mounted in a sealed housing. Filtered air is brought into the gyro housing through passages in the rear pivot, the gimbal ring, and the side pivots. The air then blows against the rotor through two angled nozzles on opposite sides of the housing. The circumference of the rotor is machined with dozens of little bucket-like cutouts which allow the airflow to spin the rotor like a waterwheel (but a whole lot faster). Having done its work, the air then exits through exhaust ports on the lower part of the sealed gyro housing, whereupon it is sucked out of the instrument case by the vacuum pump. 3, record 3, English, - gyro%20housing
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Attitude indicator components(vacuum-driven). The rotor, mounted in a sealed housing, spins in a horizontal plane about the vertical axis. The housing pivots about the lateral axis on a gimbal, which in turn is free to pivot about the longitudinal axis. The instrument case is the third gimbal necessary for universal mounting. The horizon bar is linked to the gyro by a lever, attached to a pivot on the rear of the gimbal frame and connected to the gyro housing by a guide pin. 5, record 3, English, - gyro%20housing
Record 3, Key term(s)
- sealed gyroscope housing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- carter
1, record 3, French, carter
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- caisse du gyroscope 2, record 3, French, caisse%20du%20gyroscope
correct, feminine noun
- carter du gyroscope 2, record 3, French, carter%20du%20gyroscope
correct, masculine noun
- carter étanche 3, record 3, French, carter%20%C3%A9tanche
correct, masculine noun
- élément sensible 4, record 3, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20sensible
correct, masculine noun
- cage de gyroscope 5, record 3, French, cage%20de%20gyroscope
correct, feminine noun
- cage 6, record 3, French, cage
correct, feminine noun
- solide 7, record 3, French, solide
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On appellera «carter» le solide [...] qui porte le gyro au moyen de paliers A et A'. Cette dénomination de carter est parfaitement adaptée puisque le gyro doit être protégé des poussières et régulé en température. De plus la grande vitesse de rotation présente un danger pour l'environnement extérieur. [...] Le carter s'appelle aussi «élément sensible», car c'est lui qui reçoit directement les effets du gyro et lui seul est vraiment observable. Sa structure sera donc agrémentée d'équipements divers : moteur d'entraînement du gyro, alimentation électrique de ce moteur, capteur de vitesse angulaire axiale [...] 8, record 3, French, - carter
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Gyroscopes libres. Le problème consiste à suspendre la toupie en minimisant l'incertitude [delta]C sur le couple qui lui est appliqué. [...] des recherches technologiques ont favorisé l'apparition de multiples réalisations parmi lesquelles on peut citer : la suspension par cardan [...]; la suspension par flottaison; la poussée d'Archimède, agissant sur les anneaux de cardan et sur un carter étanche renfermant la toupie, soulage les paliers, qui peuvent alors être équipés d'ensembles pivot-rubis; [...] 9, record 3, French, - carter
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Un gyromètre est un capteur électromécanique, dont le carter (élément sensible) [...] possède un degré de liberté en rotation (autour de l'axe X de sortie), par rapport à un boîtier dont on veut mesurer l'angle de rotation autour d'un axe dit d'entrée Y. 10, record 3, French, - carter
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec le boîtier. 11, record 3, French, - carter
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-08-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- case
1, record 4, English, case
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- gyroscope case 2, record 4, English, gyroscope%20case
correct
- case of the gyro 3, record 4, English, case%20of%20the%20gyro
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
case: The structure which provides the mounting surfaces and establishes the reference axes. 4, record 4, English, - case
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Attitude indicator components(vacuum-driven). The rotor, mounted in a sealed housing, spins in a horizontal plane about the vertical axis. The housing pivots about the lateral axis on a gimbal, which in turn is free to pivot about the longitudinal axis. The instrument case is the third gimbal necessary for universal mounting. The horizon bar is linked to the gyro by a lever, attached to a pivot on the rear of the gimbal frame and connected to the gyro housing by a guide pin. 5, record 4, English, - case
Record 4, Key term(s)
- gyro case
- case of the gyroscope
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- boîtier du gyroscope
1, record 4, French, bo%C3%AEtier%20du%20gyroscope
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- boîtier 2, record 4, French, bo%C3%AEtier
correct, masculine noun
- boîtier d'un gyroscope 3, record 4, French, bo%C3%AEtier%20d%27un%20gyroscope
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un gyroscope est essentiellement constitué d'un solide de révolution animé d'un mouvement de rotation rapide autour de son axe de symétrie. Le solide de révolution est appelé rotor ou toupie gyroscopique. Dans un grand nombre de cas d'utilisation concrète, le rotor doit pouvoir prendre n'importe quelle position dans l'espace. À cet effet on rend le rotor solidaire du boîtier qui le contient au moyen d'un système de deux cadres mobiles l'un par rapport à l'autre. 4, record 4, French, - bo%C3%AEtier%20du%20gyroscope
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les appareils gyroscopiques [...] nécessitent généralement un moteur pour entretenir un état permanent de l'élément sensible (amplitude de la vibration, vitesse de rotation de la toupie) et compenser les pertes internes, par frottement, du dispositif. La qualité de l'appareil ainsi constitué, composé d'un boîtier, d'un élément sensible, d'un moteur et d'un détecteur angulaire, est caractérisée par sa performance de stabilité angulaire. 1, record 4, French, - bo%C3%AEtier%20du%20gyroscope
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Un gyromètre est un capteur électromécanique, dont le carter (élément sensible) S2 possède un degré de liberté en rotation (autour de l'axe X de sortie), par rapport à un boîtier dont on veut mesurer l'angle de rotation autour d'un axe dit d'entrée Y. 5, record 4, French, - bo%C3%AEtier%20du%20gyroscope
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec carter. 6, record 4, French, - bo%C3%AEtier%20du%20gyroscope
Record 4, Key term(s)
- boîtier du gyro
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1985-06-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Armour
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- driving pin for indicator rod 1, record 5, English, driving%20pin%20for%20indicator%20rod
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Arme blindée
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- ergot d'entraînement pour la tige-témoin 1, record 5, French, ergot%20d%27entra%C3%AEnement%20pour%20la%20tige%2Dt%C3%A9moin
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1980-04-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Air Transport
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- pin indicator fuse 1, record 6, English, pin%20indicator%20fuse
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Transport aérien
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- fusible à ergot indicateur 1, record 6, French, fusible%20%C3%A0%20ergot%20indicateur
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
terme d'usage obligatoire au Bureau des Traductions. 2, record 6, French, - fusible%20%C3%A0%20ergot%20indicateur
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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