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TORQUE LINKS [4 records]

Record 1 2013-04-05

English

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

The upper torque link is stowed in the UP position and held in place by two springs. To reconnect the torque links the upper and lower links are aligned by positioning the tow bar until the lower link can be mated with the upper link.

French

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

Lors du branchement du compas de train avant, des précautions doivent être observées pour éviter que le bras supérieur du compas ne vienne endommager les «Reed Proximity Switches» [...] et leur support [...] fixé sur le fût amortisseur de train.

OBS

Terme uniformisé par le CUTA - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

To reconnect the torque links the upper and lower links are aligned by positioning the towbar until the lower link can be mated with the upper link. Both scissor pins are pulled outward and the links are connected.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques

Spanish

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Record 3 2008-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transformers
CONT

A rotating field transformer comprises a torque motor and a rotating electric machine having two sets of windings, each of the windings connected to a respective polyphase electric circuit. The two windings have the same number of magnetic poles and generate coincident rotating magnetic fields having the same direction of rotation.... The rotating field transformer can be used to control the frequency at which power is supplied to a polyphase load, or to manage instabilities in weak links between generating stations.

Key term(s)
  • rotating-field transformer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformateurs

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landing Gear (Aeroindustry)
  • Flight Controls (Aeroindustry)
CONT

Some device must be added [to the oleo strut] to prevent rotation on main or non-steerable landing gears. Scissors are used to permit vertical motion only.

OBS

torque links : term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Atterrisseur (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
CONT

Entre le piston et le cylindre d'amortisseur est monté le compas qui empêche toute rotation des deux parties l'une par rapport à l'autre.

OBS

compas d'atterrisseur : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

compas : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et Maintenance.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tren de aterrizaje (Industria aeronáutica)
  • Mandos de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
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