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AIRCRAFT FLARE [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
DEF

Manoeuvre in which the pilot or automatic pilot directs the aircraft flight path from final approach to a path substantially parallel to the runway surface prior to landing.

CONT

The flare may be initiated well ahead of the threshold for large aircraft and over the threshold for small aircraft.

OBS

flare; roundout: terms standardized by NATO.

OBS

flare; flare out: terms officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

PHR

Double flare.

Key term(s)
  • round-out

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
DEF

Modification de la trajectoire d'un aéronef destinée à réduire la vitesse de descente en vue de l'atterrissage. [Définition normalisée par l'OTAN.]

CONT

[L']arrondi [est une] manœuvre par laquelle le pilote ou le pilote automatique oriente la trajectoire de vol de l'avion à partir de l'approche finale jusqu'à une trajectoire sensiblement parallèle à la surface de la piste avant l'atterrissage. L'arrondi peut être amorcé bien avant le seuil dans le cas des avions lourds et au-dessus du seuil dans le cas des avions légers.

OBS

arrondi : terme normalisé par l'OTAN.

OBS

arrondi : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI) et par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

PHR

Double arrondi.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
  • Maniobras de las aeronaves
OBS

enderezamiento: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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