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SAILLIE ARRET [3 records]

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Record 1 2019-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coupling Systems (Railroad)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
OBS

Mounted to the end ... is a striker plate (or striker casting in earlier years). When an engineer slams a train together, the couplers get shoved back into the "draft gear box." If the hitch is really rough, the coupler head will get shoved all the way back to bump up against the striker, which explains how the striker got its name.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Attelages (Matériel de chemin de fer)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
CONT

Ne jamais poser le pied sur la tête d’attelage, sur l'appareil de choc et de traction, ni entre la saillie d’arrêt de la tête d’attelage et le pylône de choc moulé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de acoplamiento (Ferrocarriles)
  • Equipo rodante (Ferrocarriles)
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Record 2 2002-02-15

English

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

Elevated runway, stopway and taxiway lights shall be lightweight and frangibly mounted. Their height shall be sufficiently low to preserve clearance for propellers and for the engine pods of jet aircraft.

OBS

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

French

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

Les feux en saillie de piste, de prolongement d’arrêt et de voie de circulation auront une monture légère et frangible. Leur hauteur sera assez faible pour laisser une garde suffisante aux hélices et aux fuseaux-moteurs des aéronefs à réaction.

OBS

feu de prolongement d’arrêt : terme uniformisé par l’Organisation de l’aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

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

luz de zona de parada: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 3 1983-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
CONT

Elevated runway, stopway and taxiway lights shall be light weight and frangibly mounted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
CONT

Les feux en saillie de piste, de prolongement d’arrêt et de voie de circulation auront une monture légère et frangible.

Spanish

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