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ARCRA [1 record]

Record 1 2012-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
  • Military Transportation
  • Air Forces
DEF

An aircraft designed primarily for the carriage of personnel and/or cargo whose range does not exceed 1200 nautical miles at normal cruising conditions (2222 km).

OBS

short-range transport aircraft: term standardized by NATO.

OBS

short-range transport aircraft; SRTA: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • short range transport aircraft

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
  • Transport militaire
  • Forces aériennes
DEF

Aéronef conçu essentiellement pour le transport de personnel ou de matériel dont le rayon d'action n'excède pas 1200 milles nautiques (2222 km).

OBS

aéronef de transport à court rayon d'action : terme normalisé par l'OTAN et uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du soutien au combat.

OBS

aéronef de transport à court rayon d'action; ARCRA : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de aeronaves
  • Transporte militar
  • Fuerzas aéreas
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