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DRIFT RATE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drift rate
1, record 1, English, drift%20rate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The component of gyro output, which is functionally independent of input rotation [and which] is expressed as an angular rate. 2, record 1, English, - drift%20rate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The gyroscopes ... are not perfect devices and tend to exhibit a small drift rate. That is, even when the gyroscope output axis pick off is nulled, the gyroscope case (fixed to the platform) has a rotation rate about the input axis direction that differs slightly from the commanded rate. 3, record 1, English, - drift%20rate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
drift rate: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - drift%20rate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Azimuth gyro drift rate. 5, record 1, English, - drift%20rate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vitesse de dérive
1, record 1, French, vitesse%20de%20d%C3%A9rive
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'usage fait donner des appellations différentes à cette composante de rotation instantanée [...] : lorsqu'elle est due à un phénomène déterministe et connu, on l'appelle précession gyroscopique; lorsqu'elle est due à un phénomène aléatoire, ou bien que l'on ne maîtrise pas, on l'appelle dérive gyroscopique. 2, record 1, French, - vitesse%20de%20d%C3%A9rive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
vitesse de dérive : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - vitesse%20de%20d%C3%A9rive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Vitesse de dérive du gyroscope d'azimut. 4, record 1, French, - vitesse%20de%20d%C3%A9rive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Vitesse de dérive gyroscopique. 5, record 1, French, - vitesse%20de%20d%C3%A9rive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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