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DIRIGIBLE [4 records]

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Record 1 2024-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
DEF

A power-driven lighter-than-air aircraft.

OBS

airship: designation and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee.

OBS

airship: désignation standardized by ISO and officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Key term(s)
  • air ship

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
DEF

Aérostat entraîné par moteur.

OBS

dirigeable : désignation et définition normalisées par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne.

OBS

dirigeable : désignation normalisée par l'ISO et uniformisée par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

PHR

dirigeable géostationnaire, dirigeable souple

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de aeronaves
DEF

Aeróstato propulsado por motor. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI.]

CONT

Dirigible. Aeróstato provisto de motores que permiten dirigirlo y volar en la dirección deseada, por oposición a los globos libres que vuelan arrastrados por el viento. El dirigible tiene, como todos los aeróstatos, una envoltura impermeable (tela cauchutada o materia plástica) llena de un gas más ligero que el aire (helio o hidrógeno).

OBS

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

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Record 2 - external organization data 2022-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

Sounding by means of a dirigible balloon equipped with instruments for determining upper-air meteorological elements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

Sondage effectué à l'aide d'un ballon dirigeable équipé d'instruments pour la mesure d'éléments météorologiques en altitude.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
DEF

Sondeo en que se utiliza un globo dirigible equipado con instrumentos para determinar elementos meteorológicos en altitud.

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Record 4 1987-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général

Spanish

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