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BARRENA PLANA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Maneuvers
- Flights (Air Transport)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flat spin
1, record 1, English, flat%20spin
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Go into a flat spin. 2, record 1, English, - flat%20spin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
flat spin: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 3, record 1, English, - flat%20spin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Manœuvres d'aéronefs
- Vols (Transport aérien)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vrille à plat
1, record 1, French, vrille%20%C3%A0%20plat
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au cours d'une vrille, l'avion décrit une trajectoire hélicoïdale serrée, mais l'assiette au cours de la manœuvre peut aller de la position presque horizontale de la vrille «à plat» à la position presque verticale du «piqué en spirale». [...] Une vrille à plat est principalement un mouvement de lacet, une vrille en piqué est surtout un mouvement de roulis. 2, record 1, French, - vrille%20%C3%A0%20plat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Mettre en vrille à plat. 3, record 1, French, - vrille%20%C3%A0%20plat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vrille à plat : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI). 4, record 1, French, - vrille%20%C3%A0%20plat
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Maniobras de las aeronaves
- Vuelos (Transporte aéreo)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- barrena plana
1, record 1, Spanish, barrena%20plana
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
barrena plana : término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional(OACI). 2, record 1, Spanish, - barrena%20plana
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