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Record 1 1986-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
OBS

bush pilot: An airplane pilot who flies over uninhabited country (as in Canada or Alaska) especially off regular lanes.

OBS

plane: airplane.

OBS

airplane: A mechanically driven, heavier-than-air aircraft supported in flight by the action of the air flowing past or thrusting upward on fixed wings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
OBS

avion : Appareil de locomotion aérienne plus lourd que l'air, muni d'ailes et d'un organe propulseur.

OBS

aéronef : Tout appareil capable de se déplacer dans les airs.

OBS

brousse : Contrée sauvage, à l'écart de tout centre civilisé.

OBS

On regroupe sous cette désignation les avions affectés à des ravitaillements, des opérations de secours, à des épandages d'insecticide, etc. Solution fournie par M. Parent, réviseur technique à Air Canada.

Spanish

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