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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2015-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

Any surface, such as an airplane wing, aileron, rudder [or propeller], designed to obtain reaction from the air through which it moves.

OBS

lifting surface: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

airfoil; aerofoil: terms officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

surface portante : terme général qui désigne matériellement une aile, une pale ou une aube.

OBS

surface portante : terme normalisé par l'ISO, et uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Célula de aeronaves
  • Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
DEF

Toda superficie que sometida a una corriente de aire con un ángulo de ataque apropriado, produce más sustentación que resistencia.

OBS

superficie sustentadora: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 2015-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Controls (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
DEF

A movable horizontal airfoil, usually attached to the horizontal stabilizer on the tail, that is used to control pitch[;] it usually changes the attitude of the nose, making it move up and down.

OBS

control surface: Any external moveable part of an aircraft designed to help it change orientation or speed, not including the propeller. The most commonly used control surfaces are ailerons, elevator, rudder, flaps, and spoilers.

OBS

elevator: term standardized by ISO and NATO.

PHR

Up-elevator, horizontal elevator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
DEF

Volet mobile situé sur le bord de fuite du plan horizontal de l'empennage.

CONT

gouverne : Chacun des organes utilisés pour obtenir la rotation d'un aéronef autour de ses trois axes : tangage (gouverne de profondeur), roulis (gouverne latérale), lacet (gouverne de direction) et constitués, généralement, par des plans mobiles actionnés par le pilote au moyen du palonnier (lacet) et du manche à balai (tangage et roulis).

OBS

gouverne de profondeur : terme normalisé par l'ISO et l'OTAN.

OBS

gouverne de profondeur; profondeur : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mandos de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
  • Maniobras de las aeronaves
DEF

Superficie aerodinámica móvil situada en posición horizontal y en el empenaje de cola que permite realizar el control de profundidad.

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