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TURBO-PROP ENGINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Propulsion Systems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- turboprop engine
1, record 1, English, turboprop%20engine
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- propeller turbine engine 2, record 1, English, propeller%20turbine%20engine
correct, standardized
- turbo-prop engine 3, record 1, English, turbo%2Dprop%20engine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A turbine engine which drives one or several propellers through a reduction gearing arrangement. 4, record 1, English, - turboprop%20engine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
turboprop engine; propeller turbine engine: terms standardized by the British Standards Institution. 5, record 1, English, - turboprop%20engine
Record 1, Key term(s)
- turbo-propeller engine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Propulsion des aéronefs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- turbopropulseur
1, record 1, French, turbopropulseur
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Propulseur aéronautique composé d'une turbine à gaz, entraînant une ou plusieurs hélices par l'intermédiaire d'un réducteur. 2, record 1, French, - turbopropulseur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un turbopropulseur est un turbomoteur sur l'arbre duquel est montée une hélice; autrement dit, sur un turbopropulseur, une roue de turbine est reliée par un arbre à une hélice qui se trouve ainsi entraînée en rotation. 3, record 1, French, - turbopropulseur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
turbopropulseur : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes. 4, record 1, French, - turbopropulseur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistemas de propulsión de aeronaves
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- turbohélice
1, record 1, Spanish, turboh%C3%A9lice
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- turbopropulsor 2, record 1, Spanish, turbopropulsor
correct, masculine noun
- motor turbohélice 3, record 1, Spanish, motor%20turboh%C3%A9lice
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Motor para aviones constituido por una turbina de gas que mueve una o dos hélices por medio de un reductor. 4, record 1, Spanish, - turboh%C3%A9lice
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