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MAGNETIC ANOMALY DETECTOR [1 record]

Record 1 2002-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Sonar and Underwater Detection (Military)
  • Electromagnetism
DEF

A sensitive magnetometer carried at the end of a boom projecting from the tail of a patrol plane which can detect very small changes in the earth's magnetic field caused by a ferrous object, such as submerged submarine; used to pinpoint a submarine's location, for effective deployment of suitable weapons.

OBS

magnetic anomaly detector; MAD: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Aeronautical Terminology Standardization Committee (ATSC) - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Sonar et détection sous-marine (Militaire)
  • Électromagnétisme
DEF

Appareillage électronique qui, sur avion ou hélicoptère de la marine, est installé sous un dôme.

OBS

Cet appareil sert à identifier les perturbations magnétiques (champs magnétiques) occasionnés par la présence d'une masse métallique (sous-marin) ou d'un gisement de minerai.

OBS

détecteur d'anomalie magnétique; MAD : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Hélicoptères.

Spanish

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