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QUARTERING FLIGHT [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Helicopters (Military)
DEF

The horizontal attitude of an aircraft in flight, when a crosswind causes its heading to differ from the course.

OBS

crabbing flight; quartering flight: terms officially approved by the Aeronautical Terminology Standardization Committee (ATSC) - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
OBS

On dit qu'un aéronef vole en crabe lorsque son axe longitudinal ne se confond pas avec sa trajectoire de déplacement. Lorsque l'orientation de la caméra aérienne n'a pas été corrigée pour compenser ce défaut, la ligne reliant les points principaux des photographies n'est pas parallèle à leurs bords.

OBS

vol en crabe : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Hélicoptères.

Spanish

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