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PISTA TAXI SAIDA RAPIDA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-08-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Airport Runways and Areas
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- taxiway
1, record 1, English, taxiway
correct, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- TWY 2, record 1, English, TWY
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- taxi track 3, record 1, English, taxi%20track
correct, standardized
- taxi strip 4, record 1, English, taxi%20strip
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A defined path on a land aerodrome established for the taxiing of aircraft and intended to provide a link between one part of the aerodrome and another. 5, record 1, English, - taxiway
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
taxiway: term and definition standardized by NATO. 6, record 1, English, - taxiway
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
taxiway: term officially approved by the Engineering Terminology Working Group. 7, record 1, English, - taxiway
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
taxiway; taxi track: terms standardized by the British Standards Institution (BSI). 8, record 1, English, - taxiway
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
taxiway; TWY: term and abbreviation standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee and officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 9, record 1, English, - taxiway
Record 1, Key term(s)
- taxi-way
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pistes et aires d'aéroport
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- voie de circulation
1, record 1, French, voie%20de%20circulation
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- TWY 2, record 1, French, TWY
correct, feminine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- taxiway 3, record 1, French, taxiway
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
- chemin de roulement 3, record 1, French, chemin%20de%20roulement
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Voie définie, sur un aérodrome terrestre, aménagée pour la circulation au sol des aéronefs et destinée à assurer la liaison entre deux parties de l'aérodrome. 4, record 1, French, - voie%20de%20circulation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
voie de circulation; taxiway; chemin de roulement : termes et définition normalisés par l'OTAN. 5, record 1, French, - voie%20de%20circulation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
voie de circulation : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 6, record 1, French, - voie%20de%20circulation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
voie de circulation; TWY : terme et abréviation normalisés par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne et uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI). 7, record 1, French, - voie%20de%20circulation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pistas y áreas del aeropuerto
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- calle de rodaje
1, record 1, Spanish, calle%20de%20rodaje
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- TWY 1, record 1, Spanish, TWY
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vía definida en un aeródromo terrestre, establecida para el rodaje de aeronaves y destinada a proporcionar enlace entre una y otra parte del aeródromo, incluyendo: a) Calle de acceso al puesto de estacionamiento de aeronave. Parte de una plataforma designada como calle de rodaje y destinada a proporcionar acceso a los puestos de estacionamiento de aeronaves solamente. b) Calle de rodaje en la plataforma. Parte de un sistema de calles de rodaje situada en una plataforma y destinada a proporcionar una vía para el rodaje a través de la plataforma. c) Calle de salida rápida. Calle de rodaje que se une a una pista en un ángulo agudo y está proyectada de modo que permita a los aviones que aterrizan virar a velocidades mayores que las que se logran en otras calles de rodaje de salida y logrando así que la pista esté ocupada el mínimo tiempo posible. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI.] 1, record 1, Spanish, - calle%20de%20rodaje
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
calle de rodaje; TWY: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 2, record 1, Spanish, - calle%20de%20rodaje
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Airport Runways and Areas
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- high-speed exit taxiway
1, record 2, English, high%2Dspeed%20exit%20taxiway
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- rapid exit taxiway 2, record 2, English, rapid%20exit%20taxiway
correct, standardized, officially approved
- high-speed turn-off taxiway 3, record 2, English, high%2Dspeed%20turn%2Doff%20taxiway
correct
- high speed exit 4, record 2, English, high%20speed%20exit
correct, standardized
- high speed taxiway 4, record 2, English, high%20speed%20taxiway
correct, standardized
- high-speed exit 5, record 2, English, high%2Dspeed%20exit
correct
- high speed turnoff 4, record 2, English, high%20speed%20turnoff
correct, standardized
- high speed turn off 6, record 2, English, high%20speed%20turn%20off
correct
- high-speed turn-off 7, record 2, English, high%2Dspeed%20turn%2Doff
correct
- long radius exit 4, record 2, English, long%20radius%20exit
correct, standardized
- turnoff taxiway 4, record 2, English, turnoff%20taxiway
correct, standardized
- high speed cutoff 8, record 2, English, high%20speed%20cutoff
- fast turn-off 6, record 2, English, fast%20turn%2Doff
- acute angle type exit taxiway 6, record 2, English, acute%20angle%20type%20exit%20taxiway
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A taxiway connected to a runway at an acute angle and designed to allow landing aeroplanes to turn off at higher speeds than are achieved on other exit taxiways thereby minimizing runway occupancy times. [Definition officially approved by ICAO.] 9, record 2, English, - high%2Dspeed%20exit%20taxiway
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A high speed taxiway is a] long-radius taxiway designed and provided with lighting or marking to define the path of aircraft, travelling at high speed (up to 60 kt), from the runway centre to a point on the centre of a taxiway. 4, record 2, English, - high%2Dspeed%20exit%20taxiway
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
rapid exit taxiway; high-speed exit taxiway: terms officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 10, record 2, English, - high%2Dspeed%20exit%20taxiway
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
rapid exit taxiway; high speed exit; high speed taxiway; high speed turnoff; long radius exit; turnoff taxiway: terms standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee. 11, record 2, English, - high%2Dspeed%20exit%20taxiway
Record 2, Key term(s)
- high-speed turnoff taxiway
- fast turnoff
- high-speed cut-off
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pistes et aires d'aéroport
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- voie de sortie rapide
1, record 2, French, voie%20de%20sortie%20rapide
correct, feminine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- sortie de piste à grande vitesse 2, record 2, French, sortie%20de%20piste%20%C3%A0%20grande%20vitesse
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- voie de sortie à grande vitesse 3, record 2, French, voie%20de%20sortie%20%C3%A0%20grande%20vitesse
correct, feminine noun
- sortie à grande vitesse 3, record 2, French, sortie%20%C3%A0%20grande%20vitesse
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Voie de circulation raccordée à une piste suivant un angle aigu et conçue de façon à permettre à un avion qui atterrit de dégager la piste à une vitesse plus élevée que celle permise par les autres voies de sortie, ce qui permet de réduire au minimum la durée d'occupation de la piste. [Définition uniformisée par l'OACI.] 4, record 2, French, - voie%20de%20sortie%20rapide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsqu'un aéroport comporte des sorties de piste à grande vitesse, ces voies doivent avoir une largeur supérieure à la normale à leur origine, largeur qui va diminuant au fur et à mesure que l'on s'éloigne de la piste. Cette disposition facilite la sortie de piste des appareils qui, à grande vitesse, ne peuvent pas toujours s'aligner rigoureusement sur l'axe théorique de sortie. 5, record 2, French, - voie%20de%20sortie%20rapide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Une voie de sortie rapide est une] voie de circulation à long rayon pourvue de feux ou de marques décrivant le parcours de l'aéronef qui circule à grande vitesse (jusqu'à 60 kt). Le rayon relie le centre de la piste au centre de la voie de circulation. 6, record 2, French, - voie%20de%20sortie%20rapide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
voie de sortie rapide : terme normalisé par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne et uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI). 7, record 2, French, - voie%20de%20sortie%20rapide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
sortie de piste à grande vitesse : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes. 8, record 2, French, - voie%20de%20sortie%20rapide
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pistas y áreas del aeropuerto
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- calle de salida rápida
1, record 2, Spanish, calle%20de%20salida%20r%C3%A1pida
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Calle de rodaje que se une a una pista en un ángulo agudo y está proyectada de modo que permita a los aviones que aterrizan virar a velocidades mayores que las que se logran en otras calles de rodaje de salida y logrando así que la pista esté ocupada el mínimo tiempo posible. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI.] 1, record 2, Spanish, - calle%20de%20salida%20r%C3%A1pida
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
calle de salida rápida: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 2, record 2, Spanish, - calle%20de%20salida%20r%C3%A1pida
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