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AERONEF GEOMETRIE VARIABLE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
DEF

An aircraft in which the sweep of the main plane can be varied in flight.

OBS

variable-sweep aeroplane: terme standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • variable sweep aeroplane
  • swing wing aircraft
  • variable sweep wing aeroplane
  • variable sweepwing aeroplane
  • variable sweep airplane
  • variable sweep wing airplane
  • variable sweepwing airplane
  • variable geometry wing aircraft
  • variable-sweepaircraft

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
DEF

Avion dont la voilure peut pivoter en vol de façon à en faire varier la flèche dans certaines limites.

OBS

avion à flèche variable : terme normalisé par l'ISO et uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

Reproduit du lexique «Disarmament and Peace Keeping/Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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