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MACH HOLD MODE [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Air Forces
DEF

In a flight control system, a control mode in which a desired flight (flying) speed of an aircraft expressed as a mach number is maintained automatically.

OBS

mach hold mode: This term has been removed from the NATO Glossary of Terms and Definitions.

OBS

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Mach is written with a capital letter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Forces aériennes
DEF

Dans un système de contrôle de vol, fonction grâce à laquelle la vitesse de vol d'un avion (en nombre de mach) est maintenue automatiquement.

OBS

contrôle automatique du nombre de mach : Ce terme a été retiré du Glossaire OTAN de termes et définitions.

OBS

Selon le Petit Robert, Mach s'écrit avec une majuscule.

Spanish

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