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AEROPULSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-12-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Propulsion Systems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pulse-jet
1, record 1, English, pulse%2Djet
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pulsating jet engine 1, record 1, English, pulsating%20jet%20engine
correct, officially approved
- pulsejet 2, record 1, English, pulsejet
correct, NATO, standardized
- pulse jet 3, record 1, English, pulse%20jet
correct
- pulse jet engine 3, record 1, English, pulse%20jet%20engine
correct
- aeropulse 4, record 1, English, aeropulse
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A jet-propulsion engine containing neither compressor nor turbine. Equipped with valves in the front which open and shut, it takes in air to create thrust in rapid periodic bursts rather than continuously. [Definition officially approved by NATO.] 2, record 1, English, - pulse%2Djet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pulsejet: term standardized by NATO. 5, record 1, English, - pulse%2Djet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pulse-jet; pulsating jet engine: terms officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 6, record 1, English, - pulse%2Djet
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Propulsion des aéronefs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pulsoréacteur
1, record 1, French, pulsor%C3%A9acteur
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- moteur à détonation pulsée 2, record 1, French, moteur%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9tonation%20puls%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- pulso-réacteur 3, record 1, French, pulso%2Dr%C3%A9acteur
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réacteur ne comportant ni compresseur, ni turbine. Équipé à l'avant de valves qui s'ouvrent et se referment alternativement, il aspire de l'air pour créer une poussée au cours de brèves explosions rythmées et non d'une manière continue. [Définition uniformisée par l'OTAN.] 4, record 1, French, - pulsor%C3%A9acteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pulsoréacteur : terme normalisé par l'OTAN. 5, record 1, French, - pulsor%C3%A9acteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pulsoréacteur; moteur à détonation pulsée : termes uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI). 6, record 1, French, - pulsor%C3%A9acteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistemas de propulsión de aeronaves
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pulsorreactor
1, record 1, Spanish, pulsorreactor
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pulsorreactor: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 2, record 1, Spanish, - pulsorreactor
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