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ABASTECIMIENTO VUELO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-01-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
- Operations (Air Forces)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- air refuelling
1, record 1, English, air%20refuelling
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- AR 2, record 1, English, AR
correct, officially approved
- AIRFL 3, record 1, English, AIRFL
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- in-flight refuelling 4, record 1, English, in%2Dflight%20refuelling
correct, NATO
- IFR 5, record 1, English, IFR
correct, NATO
- IFR 5, record 1, English, IFR
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The refuelling of an aircraft in flight. 6, record 1, English, - air%20refuelling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Air refuelling includes both air-to-air refuelling and helicopter in-flight refuelling. 6, record 1, English, - air%20refuelling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
air refuelling; AR: term, abbreviation and definition officially approved by the Defence Terminology Standardization Board and the Joint Terminology Panel. 7, record 1, English, - air%20refuelling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
air refuelling; in-flight refuelling: terms extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 8, record 1, English, - air%20refuelling
Record 1, Key term(s)
- air refueling
- in-flight refueling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
- Opérations (Forces aériennes)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ravitaillement en vol
1, record 1, French, ravitaillement%20en%20vol
correct, masculine noun, NATO, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- RV 2, record 1, French, RV
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- IFR 3, record 1, French, IFR
correct, masculine noun, NATO
- AIRFL 4, record 1, French, AIRFL
masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réapprovisionnement en carburant d’un aéronef en vol. 5, record 1, French, - ravitaillement%20en%20vol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le ravitaillement en vol comprend le ravitaillement air-air et le ravitaillement d'hélicoptère en vol. 5, record 1, French, - ravitaillement%20en%20vol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] prendre garde à ne pas traduire «in-flight refuelling» par «avitaillement en vol». 6, record 1, French, - ravitaillement%20en%20vol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
À une exception près, «avitaillement» et «ravitaillement» sont interchangeables puisque, à l'origine, le premier est un archaïsme du second. Cependant, si l'on peut avitailler ou ravitailler un avion au sol, on ne peut que ravitailler un avion en vol. 6, record 1, French, - ravitaillement%20en%20vol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
ravitaillement en vol; RV : terme, abréviation et définition uniformisés par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la Défense et le Groupe d’experts en terminologie interarmées. 7, record 1, French, - ravitaillement%20en%20vol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
ravitaillement en vol : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 8, record 1, French, - ravitaillement%20en%20vol
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
- Operaciones (Fuerzas aéreas)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- abastecimiento en vuelo
1, record 1, Spanish, abastecimiento%20en%20vuelo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- reabastecimiento en vuelo 1, record 1, Spanish, reabastecimiento%20en%20vuelo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proceso de transferir combustible de una aeronave a otra en vuelo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - abastecimiento%20en%20vuelo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Esta es una capacidad esencial que aumenta la autonomía, el alcance, la carga útil y la flexibilidad de la aeronave receptora. 1, record 1, Spanish, - abastecimiento%20en%20vuelo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-03-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Operations (Air Forces)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- squirt
1, record 2, English, squirt
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In air-to-air refuelling, a means of providing visual detection of a nearby aircraft. In practice this is achieved by the donor aircraft dumping fuel and/or the receiver aircraft selecting afterburners, if so equipped. 1, record 2, English, - squirt
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
squirt: term and definition standardized by NATO. 2, record 2, English, - squirt
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Opérations (Forces aériennes)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- jet de repérage
1, record 2, French, jet%20de%20rep%C3%A9rage
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En opérations de ravitaillement en vol, moyen de faciliter le contact visuel entre aéronefs. En pratique, cela se fait par un largage de carburant par l'aéronef ravitailleur ou par l'allumage de la postcombustion par l'aéronef à ravitailler, s'il en est équipé. 1, record 2, French, - jet%20de%20rep%C3%A9rage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
jet de repérage : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN. 2, record 2, French, - jet%20de%20rep%C3%A9rage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Operaciones (Fuerzas aéreas)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- chorro de referencia
1, record 2, Spanish, chorro%20de%20referencia
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En el abastecimiento en vuelo, es un medio de localización visual de un avión que se aproxima. En la práctica consiste en un chorro de combustible que lanza el avión nodriza o la creación de explosiones a la salida del motor si el avión está preparado para ello. 1, record 2, Spanish, - chorro%20de%20referencia
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