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Record 1 2009-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
  • Radiotelephony
DEF

A switch mounted directly on a microphone to provide a convenient means for switching two-way radiotelephone equipment or electronic dictating equipment to the talk position.

CONT

Hand microphones and headsets are installed at each flight crew member station. The hand microphone is designed for close-talking, noise-cancelling applications in high noise level areas. The microphone is packaged in a small molded, black, high-impack phenolic case. A press-to-talk button is located on the upper portion of the case... Oxygen masks with microphones are installed at each flight crew member station. A push-to-talk button is installed on the captain's control wheel and on the first officer's control wheel. The push-to-talk buttons are used to control the oxygen mask microphones when transmitting on the selected communication transceiver or on the audio integrating system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
  • Radiotéléphonie
OBS

poussoir d'émission; alternat : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2008-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Power Stations
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Total loss of high or low pressure service water on a reactor unit : includes a loss of Powerhouse Upper Level Service Water at Darlington NGS [Darlington Generating Station], if the loss is due to a break, and a loss of Recirculated Service Water System at a 600 MW plant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Perte totale d'eau de service haute ou basse pression d'un groupe réacteur : comprend une perte d'eau de service au niveau supérieur de la centrale de Darlington, si la perte est due à un bris de tuyauterie, et une perte de l'eau de service recirculée d'une centrale de 600 MW.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

A surface location from which upper-air observations are made.

CONT

Upper Air Observing Stations. A major addition to climatological and synoptic information is the release at 12-hour intervals of radiosondes at upper air stations.

CONT

Have you found a Swiss radio sonde? These sondes are started three times a day by the Aerological Station Payerne (a regional office of the Swiss Meteorological Institute).

Key term(s)
  • upper air synoptic station
  • upper-air observing station
  • upper-level station
  • upper level station

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Site en surface à partir duquel on effectue des observations en altitude.

CONT

Inaugurée en 1941, la station d'aérologie de Payerne occupe 35 spécialistes des mesures de l'atmosphère. Chaque jour, quatre ballons sont lâchés. Leurs sondes enregistrent des données qui fournissent des renseignements intéressants, par exemple sur l'épaisseur de la couche d'ozone.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
DEF

Estación en superficie a partir de la cual se realizan observaciones en altitud.

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