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FOD [6 records]

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Record 1 2020-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Air Safety
DEF

The damage caused to aviation assets, usually aircraft, by foreign objects, for example following the ingestion of extraneous material into the engine inlet.

OBS

foreign object damage; FOD: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

foreign object damage; FOD: designations standardized by NATO and by the Aviation Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)
OBS

dommage par corps étranger; FOD : désignations uniformisées par le Comité d’uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique(CUTA)-Opérations aériennes et par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

dommage par corps étranger; FOD : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN et par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie en aviation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
  • Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
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Record 2 2020-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airport Runways and Areas
DEF

An inanimate object within the movement area which has no operational or aeronautical function and which has the potential to be a hazard to aircraft operations.

OBS

foreign object debris; FOD: designations and definition standardized by the Aviation Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport
DEF

Objet inanimé présent sur l’aire de mouvement, qui n’a aucune fonction opérationnelle ou aéronautique et qui peut constituer un danger pour l’exploitation d’aéronefs.

OBS

objet intrus; FOD : désignations et définition normalisées par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie en aviation.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Training of Personnel
CONT

Open and flexible distance learning is considered one of the most promising educational activities. When combined with the new communication and information technologies, it is promoting considerable changes in the context of traditional education. Here, "distance" is not the most important parameter, but rather, the way that the communication is taking place. In this sense, the new distance education generation can be thought of as connecting people to teaching-learning strategies and resources via communication technologies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
  • Internet et télématique
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
  • Internet y telemática
  • Capacitación del personal
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Record 4 2001-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Naval Forces

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Forces navales

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airport Runways and Areas
  • Military (General)
CONT

Commanders, FOD monitors will coordinate FOD checks to ensure all areas are policed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport
  • Militaire (Généralités)
OBS

Vérification visant à s’assurer que les véhicules qui s’apprêtent à circuler sur les terrains d’un aérodrome ne laisseront rien tomber sur les pistes. Les véhicules passent sur un tapis vibrateur. Ce dispositif est composé de barres métalliques qui par vibrations détachent les pierres, la saleté et autres objets pouvant adhérer aux rainures des pneus et au véhicule lui-même. (Cours de conduite préventive - Aire de trafic).

Spanish

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Record 6 1986-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Flights (Air Transport)
CONT

... the total fuel over destination (FOD) which is combined total of alternate fuel (if an alternate is shown), Route Factor Fuel, Additional Fuel plus the fixed value of Fuel in Tanks on Landing for the aircraft type and/or series for which the flight plan has been calculated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Vols (Transport aérien)
CONT

[Suivi de vol] Recto gauche : détermination des quantités de carburant à l’arrivée et calcul des totalisateurs de dégagement (utilisation PNT).

OBS

Le terme "carburant verticale destination" et l'abréviation "FOD" ont été uniformisés par le CUTA-Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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