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CANON POULETS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-05-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flight impact simulator
1, record 1, English, flight%20impact%20simulator
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bird gun 2, record 1, English, bird%20gun
familiar
- chicken gun 3, record 1, English, chicken%20gun
familiar
- chicken cannon 3, record 1, English, chicken%20cannon
familiar
- turkey gun 3, record 1, English, turkey%20gun
familiar
- rooster booster 3, record 1, English, rooster%20booster
familiar
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bosik Consultants Limited operates the National Research Council's Flight Impact Simulator Facility in Ottawa, ON. The facility houses a large pneumatic cannon (10-inch barrel diameter, measuring approximately 75 feet in length) employed to propel birds to their targets in order to simulate bird strikes with aircraft components. Aircraft components typically impacted include windshields, wings and empennage leading edges. 4, record 1, English, - flight%20impact%20simulator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
NRC's [National Research Council of Canada] flight impact simulators or bird guns have three parts: a storage reservoir (tank at the back) pressurized to the test pressure; a step chamber (half of the reservoir's pressure); and a barrel with sabot arrestor. The sabot, which holds the projectile, must withstand the launch, protect the projectile and crush the muzzle arrestor so that nothing but the projectile continues on to the target. Adjusting the thickness of the sabot lining helps various sizes of projectiles to fit in the barrel. The firing mechanism uses a double diaphragm method. Each diaphragm is made of very thin plastic material (Mylar). 2, record 1, English, - flight%20impact%20simulator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- simulateur d’impact en vol
1, record 1, French, simulateur%20d%26rsquo%3Bimpact%20en%20vol
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- canon à poulets 1, record 1, French, canon%20%C3%A0%20poulets
masculine noun, familiar
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les simulateurs d’impact en vol ou canons à poulets du CNRC [Conseil national de recherches du Canada] comportent trois parties : un réservoir de stockage(à l'arrière) porté à la pression qui servira aux essais; une chambre intermédiaire(à la moitié de la pression du réservoir) ;et le canon avec son sabot d’arrêt. Le sabot, où est logé le projectile, doit résister au choc du lancement, protéger le projectile et écraser la pièce d’arrêt pour que seul le projectile parte et atteigne la cible. En modifiant l'épaisseur du revêtement du sabot, on peut placer des projectiles de tailles diverses dans le canon. Le mécanisme de mise à feu recourt à un double diaphragme, chacun étant constitué d’une très fine pellicule de plastique(Mylar). 2, record 1, French, - simulateur%20d%26rsquo%3Bimpact%20en%20vol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le simulateur est un canon pneumatique qui projette des carcasses de poulet sur les pare-brise et d’autres parties d’aéronefs pour simuler les effets d’une collision avec des oiseaux. 3, record 1, French, - simulateur%20d%26rsquo%3Bimpact%20en%20vol
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1982-01-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Aeroindustry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- impact testing cannon
1, record 2, English, impact%20testing%20cannon
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- chicken cannon 1, record 2, English, chicken%20cannon
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The aerodynamic section of the CEAT is also suitably equipped for various (...) types of tests; it has windshield bird impact testing cannons ('chicken cannons'), a fuel pump test bench, a section for testing bottles of compressed gas, and so on. 1, record 2, English, - impact%20testing%20cannon
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Constructions aéronautiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- canon d’essais aux impacts 1, record 2, French, canon%20d%26rsquo%3Bessais%20aux%20impacts
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- canon à poulets 1, record 2, French, canon%20%C3%A0%20poulets
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) le groupe «aérodynamique» du CEAT [Centre d’essais Aéronautiques de Toulouse] possède aussi des moyens pour des essais divers: canons d’essais aux impacts («canons à poulets»), banc d’essais des pompes à carburant, station d’essais de bouteilles de gaz comprimés, etc. 1, record 2, French, - canon%20d%26rsquo%3Bessais%20aux%20impacts
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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