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APU [3 records]

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Record 1 2021-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
DEF

A self-contained power-unit on an aircraft providing electrical/pneumatic power to aircraft systems during ground operations.

OBS

auxiliary power unit; APU: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces and standardized by NATO.

OBS

auxiliary power-unit; APU: designations and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
DEF

Groupe de puissance autonome, à bord d'un aéronef, qui alimente des équipements de bord en énergie électrique ou en air comprimé au cours des opérations au sol.

OBS

groupe auxiliaire de bord; groupe auxiliaire de puissance; APU : désignations uniformisées par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance et Opérations aériennes.

OBS

groupe auxiliaire de puissance : désignation et définition uniformisées par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

groupe électrogène d'appoint; GEA : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

groupe auxiliaire de puissance; GAP; générateur auxiliaire de bord; APU : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

OBS

générateur auxiliaire de bord : désignation publiée au Journal officiel de la République le 22 septembre 2000.

PHR

système anti-vibratoire d'attaches du groupe auxiliaire de puissance

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Circuitos de las aeronaves
DEF

Unidad autónoma de energía en una aeronave, que se utiliza para proporcionar energía eléctrica y neumática a los sistemas de aeronave durante las operaciones en tierra. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI.]

OBS

Desde el punto de vista mecánico los grupos APU se clasifican en dos categorías: 1) grupos de arranque de transmisión mecánica; 2) grupos de arranque neumático.

OBS

grupo auxiliar de energía; APU: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 - external organization data 2019-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
OBS

Metropolitan Toronto Police.

OBS

Date of creation: September 1992.

Key term(s)
  • Aboriginal Peace Keeping Unit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
OBS

Police de la communauté urbaine de Toronto.

OBS

Date de création : septembre 1992.

OBS

Unité du maintien de la paix auprès des Autochtones : proposition fournie à titre d'information.

Key term(s)
  • Aboriginal Peace Keeping Unit

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
OBS

The Alberta Powerlifting Union (APU) is a provincial affiliate to the Canadian Powerlifting Union (CPU). It is a completely non-profit and volunteer organization regulating both 3-lift Powerlifting and Bench Press Only within the province of Alberta. The APU is dedicated to it's mission of: promoting and developing drug tested powerlifting on a provincial scale, providing a safe and fair environment for which to compete in powerlifting, maintaining and enforcing the rules of the sport by appointing and training qualified referees, hosting and regulating ... provincial championships as vessels for athletes to progress to a national level of competition.

Key term(s)
  • Alberta Power Lifting Union

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
Key term(s)
  • Alberta Power Lifting Union

Spanish

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