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INPUT DRUM [5 records]

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Record 1 2011-05-13

English

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

A basic flight instrument to provide the pilot the means, by which, he can easily remain upright during instrument conditions. This flight instrument will be highly trustworthy, in that it will be absolutely tumble free due to its basic input derivatives. The instrument will be provided with two separate erection systems, whereby, the roll erection system will consist of a gimbal cage, spring tension erected and the pitch erection system will consist of a drum, the rotation of which will be properly erected by means of a gravitational weight and rotational reversing system.

French

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

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Machinery
CONT

An old-timer is someone who could use the duplicate feature on a keypunch to retype a card automatically while adding a character in the middle of the card... You could also program the drum to auto-duplicate until the input hopper ran out.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanographie
CONT

La poinçonneuse de cartes électriques Pelerod (1950) est [...] destinée à la perforation de cartes 80 colonnes. L'opérateur [...] dispose d'un clavier alphanumérique type machine à écrire et d'un clavier numérique. La reproduction automatique de valeurs constantes est prévue.

Spanish

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Record 3 1987-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
OBS

The aileron trim control system controls the movement of the aileron trim tabs to provide lateral trim. The system is controlled mechanically by a control knob on the control pedestal in the flight compartment. ... The control knob is mounted on the end of a shaft in the trim control mechanism. A drum on the opposite end of the shaft is connected by a two-way cable system to a drum on a shaft located in the right wheel well. Another drum at the base of the same shaft is connected by a second cable system routed along the rear spar of each wing to the trim tab actuators. The actuators are connected to the trim tabs by a pushrod. A trim position indicator is connected mechanically to the trim control knob.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 4 1987-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
CONT

Aileron control is supplemented by the flight spoilers which are controlled by the spoiler mixer. The spoiler mixer senses aileron movement and automatically provides the correct amount of spoiler deflection.

CONT

There are two lateral control mixers, one located in each main gear wheel well. The mixers allow the spoiler system to be operated by the speedbrake control lever, by the aileron control wheels, or by both simultaneously.... Each mixer consists of a bracket; a shaft supporting the aileron input drum, aileron output drum, and a spoiler cam; two cam follower arms; two spoiler sectors; and connecting links, cranks, and pushrods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
OBS

différentiel déporteurs : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9 et uniformisé par le CUTA opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 5 1985-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
CONT

Leading Edge Flap and Slat System. At the forward wall of the right wheel well the input rod from the flap system follow-up drum to the leading edge flap and slat control valve was attached to both devices and bent.

PHR

Flap drive follow-up drum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

tambour asservi : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de le terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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