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Record 1 2012-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bearings and Bearing Systems (Mechanical Components)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Navigation Instruments
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
CONT

If there is not enough suction, the gyros will not spin fast enough for reliable operation. If there is too much suction, excessive wear of the gyro bearings will result from the gyros spinning too quickly.

OBS

Term used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • gyro bearings
  • gyroscope bearings
  • gyroscope bearing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paliers, coussinets et roulements (Composants mécaniques)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Instruments de navigation
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
CONT

Si la succion est insuffisante, les gyroscopes ne tourneront pas assez vite pour donner une indication fiable. Si elle est trop forte, les coussinets du gyroscope s’useront prématurément en raison de la rotation excessive des rotors.

CONT

Calcul de réactions sur des paliers d’un gyroscope.

OBS

[...] par exemple, les applications aérospatiales telles que les gyroscopes possèdent des paliers à corps roulants, des billes, revêtues de carbure de titane (TIC), dans lesquelles une goutte de lubrifiant initialement déposée sur les pistes suffit à la lubrification pour la durée de vie du dispositif, parfois quelques années

OBS

Termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • coussinets du gyroscope
  • paliers pour gyroscope

Spanish

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