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PLAN CENTRAL [3 records]

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Record 1 2008-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
DEF

In most winged aircraft, centre portion of wing extending symmetrically through or across fuselage and carrying left and right wings on its tips.

OBS

Certain aircraft have wing in one piece, or in left and right halves joined at centreline; such have no centre section, though some authorities suggest it is then wing inboard of main landing gear.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
CONT

Le fuselage peut se décomposer en trois parties distinctes : la partie avant qui comprend le poste de pilotage, différentes soutes et enfin la pointe avant, qui abrite soit le moteur, soit le radar dont l'antenne est recouverte par le radôme, partie non métallique laissant passer les ondes radar; la partie centrale qui sert de cabine pour les passagers ou de soute pour les bagages ou le fret et à laquelle sont fixées les ailes et, certaines fois, le train d'atterrissage principal; la partie arrière, tronçon de forme conique, généralement monobloc, sur laquelle viennent se raccorder les empennages horizontaux et verticaux et dont l'extrémité est appelée le cône arrière.

PHR

Plan central de voilure.

PHR

Intrados du plan central.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
DEF

The middle or central section of a wing, to which the outer wing panels are attached.

OBS

Where a wing has no clearly defined central section, the centre section is considered to lie between points of attachment of the wing to the fuselage or fuselage struts.

OBS

centre-wing section: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

centre wing section: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Key term(s)
  • center-wing section
  • center wing section
  • center section
  • center-section
  • center section of the wing
  • wing centre-section

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
DEF

Partie de l'aile contenue dans le fuselage ou la coque, ou faisant partie du fuselage ou de la coque et sur laquelle viennent se fixer les plans latéraux.

OBS

plan central de voilure : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

section centrale de voilure : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Célula de aeronaves
OBS

plano medio; parte central del ala: términos aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 3 1983-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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