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WINDMILLING TORQUE [2 records]

Record 1 2000-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
DEF

The pitch setting, specified in the Propeller Instruction Manual, which, in flight with the engine stopped, gives approximately the minimum drag, and corresponds with a windmilling torque of approximately zero.

OBS

feathered pitch: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
DEF

Pas spécifié dans le manuel d'instruction de l'hélice qui, en vol, moteur arrêté, donne approximativement la traînée minimale et correspond à un couple en moulinet à peu près nul.

OBS

pas de l'hélice en drapeau: terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de propulsión de aeronaves
OBS

paso de puesta en bandera; paso de embanderado : términos aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautics and Aerospace Industry
OBS

windmill torque couple en autorotation, en moulinet ( Lexicon, 1952, p. 166)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aéronautique et aérospatiale
OBS

(OACI, Annexe 8 (avril 1952), p. 23)

Spanish

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