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RE-ENGINING [2 records]

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Record 1 2000-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
DEF

The replacement of noisy versions of older engines with new quieter (often more fuel efficient) versions or with a new type of engine.

CONT

The CFM-56 has already found outlets in re-engining DC8s and the United States Air Force's Boeing flying fuel tankers, and on Boeing's updated 737.

OBS

re-engining: term and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
DEF

Remplacement des versions bruyantes d'anciens moteurs par de nouvelles versions plus silencieuses (souvent plus économes en carburant) ou par un nouveau type de moteur.

OBS

remotorisation : terme et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

PHR

Lot de remotorisation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de propulsión de aeronaves
DEF

Remplazo de las versiones ruidosas de motores antiguos por nuevas versiones más silenciosas (a menudo más eficientes en consumo de combustible) o por un nuevo tipo de motor.

OBS

remotorización: término y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 1988-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motors (Machinery)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteurs mécaniques
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

Proposition d'après la Revue internationale de défense

Spanish

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