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ALTIMETER SETTING SYSTEM [1 record]

Record 1 1984-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
OBS

(as opposed to Zero Setting System) (G.S.M., p. 92, 2.72) G.S.M., p. 260, 6.6, 2e al.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

(à remarquer que "altimeter setting" a ici un sens restreint. Voir fiche "altim. setting") (Note. Dans le "Airways weather report", le calage est donné au moyen de trois chiffres représentant la pression barométrique en pouces de mercure, avec deux décimales, le premier chiffre étant omis. Ainsi "018" signifie 30.13 po. de mercure. (G.S.M., p. 175, group 4) 993-2993

Spanish

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