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MICRO AVION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Aircraft
- Aerospace Equipment (Military)
- Intelligence (Military)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- microflyer
1, record 1, English, microflyer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- airplane-on-a-chip 1, record 1, English, airplane%2Don%2Da%2Dchip
correct
- micro air vehicle 1, record 1, English, micro%20air%20vehicle
correct
- MAV 2, record 1, English, MAV
correct
- MAV 2, record 1, English, MAV
- micro vehicle 1, record 1, English, micro%20vehicle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A miniature intelligence-gathering airplane. 1, record 1, English, - microflyer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
DARPA [Defense Advanced Research Project Agency] says the MAV can be no larger than 6 inches across, and "capable of performing a useful military mission at an affordable cost". A soldier should be able to reach into his backpack, pop out a micro vehicle, hand-launch it, and then remotely monitor what it detects. More combative versions might act as minicruise missiles or radar-zappers. (Popular Science, January 1998, p. 54). 1, record 1, English, - microflyer
Record 1, Key term(s)
- microvehicle
- micro-vehicle
- micro-flyer
- micro flyer
- airplane on a chip
- micro-air-vehicle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Types d'aéronefs
- Matériel aérospatial (Militaire)
- Renseignement (Militaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- microavion
1, record 1, French, microavion
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- micro-avion 2, record 1, French, micro%2Davion
proposal, masculine noun, obsolete
- avion monopuce 2, record 1, French, avion%20monopuce
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par analogie avec ordinateur monopuce. 2, record 1, French, - microavion
Record 1, Key term(s)
- micro avion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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