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REGIME DESCIDA [1 record]

Record 1 2015-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flights (Air Transport)
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
  • Air Traffic Control
DEF

The vertical downward component of velocity that an aircraft will have while descending in still air under given conditions of equilibrium.

OBS

It is mathematically equal to the air speed multiplied by the sine of the gliding angle.

OBS

rate of descent; ROD: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vols (Transport aérien)
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
OBS

vitesse verticale de descente; ROD : terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

vitesse descensionnelle; taux de descente : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vuelos (Transporte aéreo)
  • Maniobras de las aeronaves
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
OBS

velocidad vertical de descenso; ROD: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

OBS

ROD, por sus siglas en inglés.

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