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WHEEL BALANCING WEIGHT [2 records]

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Record 1 2008-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

A metal item designed to dynamically and statically balance the pneumatic tired wheels of a vehicle.

OBS

[It is] usually made of lead.

Key term(s)
  • wheel-balancing weight

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Petite pièce [le plus souvent] en plomb, de masse connue, solidement fixée sur la jante de la roue pour équilibrer l'ensemble roue-pneu par rapport à l'axe de la roue.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-02-01

English

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

Even when the designer has settled the size and angle of the tail plane, the force which it will experience will be outside the control of the pilot, and although they may automatically compensate for such things as changes in pitching moment on the main planes, they cannot possibly deal with changes of weight such as are caused by the dropping of bombs, consumption of fuel, and changes in the disposition of passengers and cargo. For this reason the adjustable tail plane was introduced, this being operated by an actuating gear and controlled by a wheel or lever in the pilot's cockpit. This enabled the pilot to alter the angle of setting of the tail plane during flight and so cause downward or upward forces upon it at will, thus balancing the aeroplane under all conditions.

OBS

adjustable(-incidence) tailplane: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

stabilisateur réglable : terme normalisé par l'ISO et uniformisé par le CUTA opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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