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Record 1 2015-04-15

English

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

An instrument employing the fluxgate principle to indicate, subject to certain corrections, the direction of the magnetic meridian as the point of observation.

OBS

flux gate compass: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

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

Instrument utilisant le principe de la sonde magnétométrique pour indiquer la direction du nord magnétique.

OBS

compas flux gate : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos y equipo de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
OBS

brújula de inducción terrestre; brújula flux gate : términos aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 2004-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
DEF

A type of inclinometer that has a coil which rotates in the earth's field and in which a voltage is induced when the rotation axis does not coincide with the field direction.

OBS

Used to measure the dip angle of the earth's magnetic field.

Key term(s)
  • earth inductor compass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques

Spanish

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