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BLADE SPAN [2 records]

Record 1 2016-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
  • Helicopters (Military)
DEF

The length of a blade from its tip to its root.

OBS

blade span: term officially approved by the Aeronautical Terminology Standardization Committee (ATSC) - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
OBS

envergure de pale : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Hélicoptères.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Célula de aeronaves
  • Helicópteros (Militar)
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Record 2 2013-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
  • Wind Energy
DEF

The length of a wind turbine blade normally expressed as its diameter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Longueur d'une pale d'éolienne exprimée couramment en diamètre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aerodinámica y teoría de los gases
  • Máquinas rotativas eléctricas - tipos
  • Energía eólica
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