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YAWING [16 records]

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Record 1 2021-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ballistics
  • Weapon Systems
CONT

Due to insufficient twist, some projectiles never become stable in flight, and yaw continually until impact. Yawing determines the surface area of the projectile upon impact.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Balistique
  • Systèmes d'armes

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Controls (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

The movement or an aircraft about the vertical axis.

CONT

The aircraft can rotate around three axes: the fore-and-aft axis (or the roll axis); the span-wise (nose-up/nose-down) axis or the pitch axis; and the nose-left/nose-right, or yaw axis.

OBS

yaw axis: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
DEF

Axe perpendiculaire aux axes de roulis et de tangage.

CONT

[...] il effectue aussi des rotations autour des trois axes liés à la machine : axe de roulis (ou axe longitudinal, basculer droite/gauche), axe de tangage (axe transversal, piqué/cabré) et axe de lacet (axe vertical, rotation droite/gauche). Tous ces déplacements et rotations étant combinables, on imagine que toutes les trajectoires et attitudes instantanées sont possibles sous l'action d'un pilote expérimenté.

OBS

axe de lacet : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI); les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et Maintenance.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mandos de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
OBS

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

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Record 3 2013-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Construction
  • Wind Energy
CONT

For larger machines an electrically-driven yawing motor, controlled by a small yaw-vane or by a small pilot windmill, and rotating the head of the main machine through a bull gear, might be preferable, especially in producing much quicker orientation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction mécanique
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Moteur électrique qui oriente la nacelle d'une éolienne dans la direction du vent afin d'assurer une production maximale d'énergie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Construcción mecánica
  • Energía eólica
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Record 4 2007-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Navigation Instruments
  • Spacecraft
CONT

Each SRB [solid rocket booster] contains two RGAs [rate gyro assembly], with each RGA containing one pitch and one yaw gyro. These provide an output proportional to angular rates about the pitch and yaw axes to the orbiter computers and guidance, navigation and control system during first-stage ascent flight in conjunction with the orbiter roll rate gyros until SRB separation.

Key term(s)
  • yawing gyro
  • yawing gyroscope

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Instruments de navigation
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

Les premiers vols se sont avérés critiques surtout que nous n'avions qu'un gyro en tangage, pas de barre de Bell et une tête rigide. [...] pour le confort de pilotage, un gyro de lacet s'est vite avéré indispensable.

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
  • Wind Energy
DEF

A mechanical system that relies on an electric motor and a gearing system that rotates [a wind turbine] nacelle to keep the turbine facing the wind.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

[...] dispositif [mécanique] qui utilise des moteurs électriques et des multiplicateurs pour assurer que le rotor soit toujours orienté face au vent.

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

Opinions concerning the operational behaviour of engine controls pinpointed the fact that individual engines exhibited differing acceleration characteristics; this could result in unbalanced thrust and consequent yaw moments developing in such critical situations as applying reverse thrust on an icy runway.

OBS

yawing moment: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
OBS

moment de lacet : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria aeronáutica
OBS

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

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Record 7 2001-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Ship Piloting
CONT

The gyropilot, commonly called an automatic pilot (q.v.), consists basically of three devices, each of which detects disturbances for the aircraft in one plane and corrects for these disturbances by moving the appropriate control: the rudder control for azimuth and sudden change in heading (yaw) disturbances, aileron control for roll disturbance, and elevator control for pitch disturbance. In modern gyropilots rate detection forms the principal reference and displacements detection plays a secondary role. In such designs yaw disturbance is detected by a rate gyroscope and the change in heading is detected by the associated gyrocompass.

OBS

yaw: The rotational or oscillatory movement of a ship, aircraft, rocket, or the like about a vertical axis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Pilotage des navires
CONT

La stéréoscopie est obtenue à partir de visées acquises selon des dépointages latéraux différents [...]. De ce fait les deux images du couple sont acquises au cours d'orbites différentes. [...] La stéréoscopie latérale est affectée par les perturbations d'attitude en roulis. [...] La stéréoscopie longitudinale est affectée par les perturbations d'attitude en tangage et lacet.

Spanish

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Record 8 1995-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

Terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 9 1995-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
OBS

The provision that must be made for a horizontal-axis wind mill to turn on a vertical axis to keep it facing approximately into the wind.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
DEF

Système de régulation qui oriente l'éolienne en réponse aux changements dans la direction du vent.

Spanish

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Record 10 1989-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
OBS

Quand l'image n'est pas reliée au gyrocompas.

OBS

"Le radar de marine", de Pierre Dubé, p. 46.

Spanish

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Record 11 1987-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Helicopters (Military)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
OBS

Term officialized by the ATSC - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

Terme uniformisé par le CUTA - Hélicoptères.

Spanish

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Record 12 1985-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
CONT

The vertical stabilizer ... helps to keep the plane from yawing or turning about its vertical axis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
CONT

Le flux de l'air, qui s'écoule de part et d'autre du plan vertical de la queue, contrarie le mouvement de lacet qui tend à faire pivoter l'appareil.

OBS

mouvement de lacet : terme uniformisé par le CUTA Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 13 1984-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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Record 14 1984-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
OBS

(E.F.T.M. seq.4)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

(pour explications voir air cadet edition - principles of flight, p.25)

Spanish

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Record 15 1980-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanics
DEF

An axis about which a horizontal axis wind machine changes its directional orientation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique
CONT

La régulation (de l'éolienne lente) se fera par articulation de l'empennage et par déplacement latéral de l'axe de la roue par rapport à l'axe d'orientation.

Spanish

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Record 16 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
CONT

... thus causing some yawing instability.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
CONT

[...] provoquant ainsi une instabilité en lacet.

Spanish

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