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Record 1 2002-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
DEF

A jet-propulsion engine containing neither compressor nor turbine. Equipped with valves in the front which open and shut, it takes in air to create thrust in rapid periodic bursts rather than continuously. [Definition officially approved by NATO.]

OBS

pulsejet: term standardized by NATO.

OBS

pulse-jet; pulsating jet engine: terms officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
DEF

Réacteur ne comportant ni compresseur, ni turbine. Équipé à l'avant de valves qui s'ouvrent et se referment alternativement, il aspire de l'air pour créer une poussée au cours de brèves explosions rythmées et non d'une manière continue. [Définition uniformisée par l'OTAN.]

OBS

pulsoréacteur : terme normalisé par l'OTAN.

OBS

pulsoréacteur; moteur à détonation pulsée : termes uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de propulsión de aeronaves
OBS

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

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