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PALE RECULANTE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Helicopters (Military)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- retreating blade
1, record 1, English, retreating%20blade
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rotor blade at any instant moving in a direction opposite to that of the aircraft. 2, record 1, English, - retreating%20blade
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The retreating blade is the rotor blade that passes through the azimuth angle from 180° to 360°. 3, record 1, English, - retreating%20blade
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
retreating blade: term officialized by the Aeronautical Terminology Standardization Committee (ATSC) - Helicopters. 4, record 1, English, - retreating%20blade
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hélicoptères (Militaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pale reculante
1, record 1, French, pale%20reculante
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La pale reculante est celle pour laquelle la vitesse de translation se retranche de la vitesse de rotation. 2, record 1, French, - pale%20reculante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pale reculante : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Hélicoptères. 3, record 1, French, - pale%20reculante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Helicópteros (Militar)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pala que retrocede
1, record 1, Spanish, pala%20que%20retrocede
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- pala en retroceso 2, record 1, Spanish, pala%20en%20retroceso
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Al variar el ángulo de ataque, el helicóptero sube o baja. [...] Según gira el rotor, la pala que avanza, sube y la pala que retrocede, baja. 3, record 1, Spanish, - pala%20que%20retrocede
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En vuelo horizontal, cuando el helicóptero se desplaza en una dirección determinada, [...] la velocidad de translación del desplazamiento hace que [...] en el semiplano de la pala en retroceso, la velocidad relativa en cada punto de la pala disminuye, respecto de la situación de vuelo estacionario sin viento. 2, record 1, Spanish, - pala%20que%20retrocede
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-01-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Aeroindustry
- Operations (Air Forces)
- Helicopters (Military)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- downstream blade
1, record 2, English, downstream%20blade
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To complicate matters further, another adverse factor appears as soon as the helicopter flies in any given direction: the wing (or blade) which travels in the direction of the flight gets more lift than the one travelling downstream, inducing a roll motion to the machine, as well as vibrations from the load-unload cycle. 1, record 2, English, - downstream%20blade
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Constructions aéronautiques
- Opérations (Forces aériennes)
- Hélicoptères (Militaire)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pale reculante
1, record 2, French, pale%20reculante
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour compliquer les choses, un autre facteur d'instabilité se manifeste dès que l'appareil se déplace, quelle que soit la direction de vol: la pale qui se déplace dans la direction du vol génère davantage de portance que la pale reculante parce qu'elle se déplace plus vite par rapport à l'air, d'où un mouvement de roulis et des vibrations cycliques. 1, record 2, French, - pale%20reculante
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1990-06-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Helicopters (Military)
- Aircraft Propulsion Systems
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Lagging blade
1, record 3, English, Lagging%20blade
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Hélicoptères (Militaire)
- Propulsion des aéronefs
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pale reculante
1, record 3, French, pale%20reculante
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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