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EQUIVALENT TAIL WIND [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- equivalent tail wind
1, record 1, English, equivalent%20tail%20wind
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fictitious wind (i.e. an equivalent longitudinal wind) that blows in the same sense to the aircraft path of movement. 2, record 1, English, - equivalent%20tail%20wind
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] equivalent tail wind [is an] equivalent longitudinal wind that aids the flight of an aircraft. 3, record 1, English, - equivalent%20tail%20wind
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
equivalent longitudinal wind: For an aerial route, that fictitious uniform wind, everywhere parallel to the trajectory, which would produce the same mean aircraft speed with respect to the Earth's surface as the actual wind. 4, record 1, English, - equivalent%20tail%20wind
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
If the fictitious wind blows in the opposite sense to the aircraft path of movement it is an "equivalent head wind" ... 4, record 1, English, - equivalent%20tail%20wind
Record 1, Key term(s)
- equivalent tailwind
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vent arrière équivalent
1, record 1, French, vent%20arri%C3%A8re%20%C3%A9quivalent
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vent fictif (i.e. un vent longitudinal équivalent) soufflant dans le même sens que celui du mouvement de l'aéronef sur sa trajectoire. 2, record 1, French, - vent%20arri%C3%A8re%20%C3%A9quivalent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vent longitudinal équivalent : Pour un trajet aérien, vent fictif uniforme et partout parallèle au trajet, qui provoquerait la même vitesse moyenne de l'aéronef par rapport à la surface terrestre que le vent réel. 3, record 1, French, - vent%20arri%C3%A8re%20%C3%A9quivalent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Si ce vent fictif souffle dans le sens opposé à celui du mouvement de l'aéronef sur sa trajectoire, c'est un «vent de bout équivalent» [...] 3, record 1, French, - vent%20arri%C3%A8re%20%C3%A9quivalent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
- Pilotaje y navegación aérea
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- viento equivalente de cola
1, record 1, Spanish, viento%20equivalente%20de%20cola
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si este viento ficticio [viento longitudinal equivalente] sopla en sentido opuesto al de la aeronave en su ruta, es un "viento equivalente de frente". Si sopla en el mismo sentido, es un "viento equivalente de cola". 1, record 1, Spanish, - viento%20equivalente%20de%20cola
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
viento longitudinal equivalente: En el caso de una ruta aeronáutica, el viento ficticio, uniforme y siempre paralelo a su trayectoria, que imprimiría a una aeronave la misma velocidad media, con respecto a la Tierra, que el viento real. 1, record 1, Spanish, - viento%20equivalente%20de%20cola
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