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CHANGE GAGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- change of gauge
1, record 1, English, change%20of%20gauge
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The operation of an air service by a designated airline in such a way that one section of the route is flown by aircraft different in capacity from those used on another section. 1, record 1, English, - change%20of%20gauge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Historically, the term "change of gauge" derives from the railroad term for the changing, at an en-route point on a rail route, from operations over tracks ... to operations over tracks with a different gauge, usually undertaken by replacing the wheel units (bogies or trucks) with those of appropriate gauge for the onward movement of the train. 1, record 1, English, - change%20of%20gauge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
... a change of aircraft, at an en-route point on an international flight outside the home territory of the carrier, to ... or from ... another aircraft having a smaller capacity. 1, record 1, English, - change%20of%20gauge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
change of gauge: term and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 2, record 1, English, - change%20of%20gauge
Record 1, Key term(s)
- change of gage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- changement de gabarit
1, record 1, French, changement%20de%20gabarit
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rupture de charge 1, record 1, French, rupture%20de%20charge
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
À l'origine, le terme «changement de gabarit» est un terme ferroviaire qui décrit un changement, en un point quelconque d'un trajet, dans l'écartement (ou gabarit) des rails, ce pour quoi on remplace habituellement les bogies ou chariots des wagons afin de permettre au convoi de poursuivre sa route. 1, record 1, French, - changement%20de%20gabarit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] changement d'aéronef, effectué lors d'une escale et pendant un vol international, en dehors du territoire national du transporteur, le nouvel aéronef ayant une capacité inférieure (à l'aller) ou supérieure (au retour). 1, record 1, French, - changement%20de%20gabarit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
changement de gabarit; rupture de charge : termes uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI). 2, record 1, French, - changement%20de%20gabarit
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pilotaje y navegación aérea
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cambio de capacidad operacional
1, record 1, Spanish, cambio%20de%20capacidad%20operacional
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La expresión "cambio de capacidad operacional" viene de la que se usa en los ferrocarriles para describir el paso desde rieles de determinada entrevía a otros con entrevía diferente, en un punto en ruta de las operaciones, lo que suele llevarse a cabo remplazando los carretones (bogies) por otros con entrevía apropiada para poder continuar el viaje del tren. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cambio%20de%20capacidad%20operacional
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] cambio de una aeronave a otra con menor capacidad (en el caso de los vuelos hacia el exterior) o a partir de otra con menor capacidad (en el caso de los vuelos de llegada), que tiene lugar en un punto en ruta en un vuelo internacional fuera del territorio nacional del transportista. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cambio%20de%20capacidad%20operacional
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
cambio de capacidad operacional: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 2, record 1, Spanish, - cambio%20de%20capacidad%20operacional
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