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VARIO [2 records]

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Record 1 2006-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
DEF

A device that indicates when the glider is rising or sinking.

CONT

A vario or variometer is an instrument which a pilot uses to tell when he is climbing. The vario senses slight changes in air pressure (pressure decreases with altitude) and indicates climbing with a tone and/or a display. Varios are often incorporated into instruments which also include altimeters and airspeed indicators.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
CONT

Le variomètre. Il permet de connaître le sens et la vitesse de variation de l'altitude pour déterminer l'allure de vol à adopter (ralentissement, accélération, fuite ) vis-à-vis de la situation, centrer une ascendance thermique en cherchant son noyau, donc la zone où l'on obtient la plus forte vitesse de montée. [...] Le variomètre, quel que soit son principe de fonctionnement, détecte toujours la variation de vitesse en montée ou en descente avec un temps de retard. [...] Il faut donc préciser que le variomètre est un instrument d'évaluation de l'ascendance, mais en aucun cas de détection de celle-ci.

CONT

Support variomètre parapente. Protège efficacement votre vario contre les chocs.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

In the Philippine Islands, the name given to any severe tropical cyclone.

OBS

bagio ... derived from the city of Baguio, where a record 24-h rainfall of 46 inches occurred during the passage of a tropical cyclone in July 1911.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Nom d'un violent cyclone tropical aux îles Philippines.

OBS

Les sources consultées, ne nous ont pas permis de déterminer le genre de «bagio» et de «bagyo».

Spanish

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