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HAZ LUMINOSA [2 records]

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Record 1 2015-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

Instrument used to measure the elevation angle of a bright spot on the base of a cloud produced by a cloud searchlight.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Instrument de mesure de l'angle sous lequel on observe la tache lumineuse produite sur la base d'un nuage par un projecteur à nuages.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos de medida
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
DEF

Instrumento para medir el ángulo de elevación de un haz luminoso producido por un proyector para nubes, que forma una mancha luminosa brillante en la base de una nube.

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Record 2 2001-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling and Illumination (Air Transport)
  • Airfields
  • Airport Runways and Areas
OBS

A light shall be considered to have failed when for any reason the average intensity determined using the specified angles of beam elevation, toe-in and spread falls below 50 per cent of the specified average intensity of a new light.

OBS

light failure: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport aérien)
  • Aérodromes
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport
OBS

Un feu sera considéré comme défaillant lorsque, pour une raison quelconque, l'intensité lumineuse moyenne, déterminée au moyen des angles spécifiés pour le calage en site du faisceau, pour son calage en azimut et pour son ouverture, devient inférieure à 50 % de l'intensité moyenne spécifiée pour un feu neuf.

OBS

défaillance d'un feu : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Señales e iluminación (Transporte aéreo)
  • Aeródromos
  • Pistas y áreas del aeropuerto
OBS

Se considerará que una luz ha fallado cuando, por una razón cualquiera, la intensidad luminosa media, determinada utilizando los ángulos especificados de elevación, convergencia y amplitud del haz, sea inferior al 50% de la intensidad media especificada para una luz nueva.

OBS

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

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