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FLY-BY-WIRE FLYING CONTROLS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-09-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Flight Controls (Aeroindustry)
- Aircraft Maneuvers
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fly-by-wire
1, record 1, English, fly%2Dby%2Dwire
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- FBW 2, record 1, English, FBW
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fly by wire 3, record 1, English, fly%20by%20wire
correct
- fly-by-wire control 4, record 1, English, fly%2Dby%2Dwire%20control
correct
- fly-by wire 3, record 1, English, fly%2Dby%20wire
correct
- fly-by-wire flying controls 5, record 1, English, fly%2Dby%2Dwire%20flying%20controls
plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The only means of message transmission fast enough [for the piloting of an unstable combat aircraft] is to send an electrical signal from the flight control computer to an actuator mounted immediately in front of the control surface in question : hence the term fly-by-wire. 6, record 1, English, - fly%2Dby%2Dwire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fly-by-wire; FBW: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 7, record 1, English, - fly%2Dby%2Dwire
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
- Manœuvres d'aéronefs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- commande de vol électrique
1, record 1, French, commande%20de%20vol%20%C3%A9lectrique
correct, see observation, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- CDVE 2, record 1, French, CDVE
feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système de pilotage dans lequel la timonerie mécanique entre pilote et vérins de commande est remplacée intégralement, sans commande de secours mécanique, par une transmission électrique avec interposition d'un calculateur analogique ou numérique. 3, record 1, French, - commande%20de%20vol%20%C3%A9lectrique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
commande de vol électrique : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 4, record 1, French, - commande%20de%20vol%20%C3%A9lectrique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
commande de vol électrique : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI) et par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes. 4, record 1, French, - commande%20de%20vol%20%C3%A9lectrique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mandos de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
- Maniobras de las aeronaves
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- mandos de vuelo eléctricos
1, record 1, Spanish, mandos%20de%20vuelo%20el%C3%A9ctricos
correct, masculine noun, plural, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mandos de vuelo eléctricos: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 2, record 1, Spanish, - mandos%20de%20vuelo%20el%C3%A9ctricos
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