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1 asymmetrical rate
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2 asymmetrical rate
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3 asymmetrical rate
English-Russian dictionary of modern telecommunications > asymmetrical rate
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4 reset rate
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5 information rate
1. скорость передачи информации2. информационная скоростьThe English-Russian dictionary general scientific > information rate
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6 AFR
1) Компьютерная техника: Alternate Frame Rendering2) Военный термин: Air Force Reserve, Air Force regulation, acceptable failure rate, air-fuel ratio, aircraft flight report, artillery flash ranging3) Техника: Amplitude Frequency Responses, access function register, acid fractionation recycle, aft fire room, automatic field recognition4) Строительство: accident frequency rate (the number of accidents per 100,000 hours worked)5) Экономика: annual financial return6) Бухгалтерия: Applicable Federal Rate7) Грубое выражение: Assholes For Real8) Сокращение: Afrikaans, Air / Fuel Ratio9) Вычислительная техника: Annualized Failure Rate (Maxtor, HDD), alternate frame rendering - рендеринг с чередованием кадров, asymptotic functional reproducibility10) Нефть: допустимая интенсивность отказов (acceptable failure rate)11) Банковское дело: Available Financial Resources13) Сетевые технологии: automatic format recognition, автоматическое распознавание формата14) Контроль качества: acceptance failure rate15) Энергосистемы: Alternative Fuel and Raw Materials16) Электротехника: asymmetrical fast thyristor17) Чат: Alt Fairs Renaissance18) СМС: Amazing Formula Refresh -
7 Afr
1) Компьютерная техника: Alternate Frame Rendering2) Военный термин: Air Force Reserve, Air Force regulation, acceptable failure rate, air-fuel ratio, aircraft flight report, artillery flash ranging3) Техника: Amplitude Frequency Responses, access function register, acid fractionation recycle, aft fire room, automatic field recognition4) Строительство: accident frequency rate (the number of accidents per 100,000 hours worked)5) Экономика: annual financial return6) Бухгалтерия: Applicable Federal Rate7) Грубое выражение: Assholes For Real8) Сокращение: Afrikaans, Air / Fuel Ratio9) Вычислительная техника: Annualized Failure Rate (Maxtor, HDD), alternate frame rendering - рендеринг с чередованием кадров, asymptotic functional reproducibility10) Нефть: допустимая интенсивность отказов (acceptable failure rate)11) Банковское дело: Available Financial Resources13) Сетевые технологии: automatic format recognition, автоматическое распознавание формата14) Контроль качества: acceptance failure rate15) Энергосистемы: Alternative Fuel and Raw Materials16) Электротехника: asymmetrical fast thyristor17) Чат: Alt Fairs Renaissance18) СМС: Amazing Formula Refresh -
8 afr
1) Компьютерная техника: Alternate Frame Rendering2) Военный термин: Air Force Reserve, Air Force regulation, acceptable failure rate, air-fuel ratio, aircraft flight report, artillery flash ranging3) Техника: Amplitude Frequency Responses, access function register, acid fractionation recycle, aft fire room, automatic field recognition4) Строительство: accident frequency rate (the number of accidents per 100,000 hours worked)5) Экономика: annual financial return6) Бухгалтерия: Applicable Federal Rate7) Грубое выражение: Assholes For Real8) Сокращение: Afrikaans, Air / Fuel Ratio9) Вычислительная техника: Annualized Failure Rate (Maxtor, HDD), alternate frame rendering - рендеринг с чередованием кадров, asymptotic functional reproducibility10) Нефть: допустимая интенсивность отказов (acceptable failure rate)11) Банковское дело: Available Financial Resources13) Сетевые технологии: automatic format recognition, автоматическое распознавание формата14) Контроль качества: acceptance failure rate15) Энергосистемы: Alternative Fuel and Raw Materials16) Электротехника: asymmetrical fast thyristor17) Чат: Alt Fairs Renaissance18) СМС: Amazing Formula Refresh -
9 service
1) служба; работа2) вид связи3) услуги, обслуживание, сервис4) служебный; сервисный•- 700 service
- 800 service
- 900 service
- abbreviated-dialing service
- absent-subscriber service
- advanced communication service
- aeronautical telecommunication service
- aeronautical-fixed service
- aeronautical-mobile off-route service
- aeronautical-mobile route service
- aeronautical-mobile satellite service
- aeronautical-multicom service
- aeronautical-radionavigation satellite service
- aeronautical-radionavigation service
- air-ground radiotelephone service
- alerting service
- amateur-satellite service
- ancillary service
- application-free service
- asymmetrical interactive service
- attendant service
- audio-description service
- audiovisual multimedia service
- authorization control service
- automatic bank-reference service
- automatic connection service
- base services
- bearer service
- broadband service
- broadcasting service
- broadcasting-satellite service
- bulletin-board service
- Bureaufax service
- cable-TV service
- call service
- carrier service
- C-band fixed satellite service
- cellular service
- cellular-messaging service
- Centrex® service
- channel service
- circuit-switched data-transmission service
- citizen's radio service
- coin service
- communication-network service
- confravision service
- connectionless service
- connection-oriented service
- consolidated local-telecommunications service
- constant bit-rate service
- control service
- conversational service
- crytical service
- CTX service
- data-retrieval service
- data-transmission service
- data-transport service
- Datel service
- dedicated service
- demand service
- digital-terrestrial service
- direct-dialing service
- directory-inquiry service
- direct-to-home service
- distribution service
- district service
- document-communication service
- document-distribution service
- document-management service
- document-retrieval service
- domestic-fixed public service
- domestic-public radio service
- DTMF service
- Earth exploration-satellite service
- eight-hundred service
- electronic-mail service
- emergency service
- enhanced service
- enquiry service
- entertainment service
- essential service
- extended-area service
- five-hundred service
- fixed-satellite service
- flat-rate service
- foreign-exchange service
- fractional T1 service
- free-phone service
- FT1 service
- gated service
- general telegraph service
- global satellite multimedia services
- high resolution image communication service
- high speed data service
- image communication service
- in-building service
- information channel service
- interactive on-line services
- interactive-multimedia services
- internal communication service
- international telecommunication service
- international telephone service
- international television service
- interruption-free service
- intersatellite service
- isochronous service
- Kilostream service
- land mobile service
- land-mobile satellite service
- land-transportation radio service
- large-volume file-transfer service
- MAILbus service
- main service
- marine-mobile service
- maritime-mobile satellite service
- maritime-radionavigation satellite service
- Megastream service
- messaging service
- meteorological aids service
- meteorological satellite service
- mobile-air service
- mobile-data service
- mobile-phone service
- mobile-satellite service
- monochrome-television service
- multimedia-communication service
- multipoint-distribution service
- naming service
- national weather service
- Netbios name service
- Netbios session service service
- network information service
- nine-hundred service
- nondelay service
- nonreal-time service
- nonswitched service
- nonvoice service
- numeric service
- one-way audiovisual distribution service
- on-line service
- operational-fixed services
- opportunistic service
- packet-switched service
- personal multimedia services
- personal radio service
- person-to-person service
- port-operations service
- presentation service
- private NS/EP telecommunication services
- private-line service
- public data-transmission service
- public radio communication service
- public-message service
- public-switched digital service
- public-switched NS/EP telecommunication service
- radio broadcast service
- radio center annunciation service
- radio monitoring service
- radiocommunication service
- radiodetermination-satellite service
- radionavigation-satellite service
- radiopaging service
- real-time service
- recorded-information service
- reference service
- resale service
- reserved-circuit service
- retrieval service
- route aeronautical-mobile service
- rural-radio service
- safety service
- satellite television service
- seven-hundred service
- shared service
- short-message service
- short-time service
- signaling service
- single service
- space-operation service
- space-research service
- special-radio service
- SQL-service
- standard frequency-and-time signal satellite service
- subscriber access service
- subscriber trunk dialing service
- T1 service
- teleaction service
- telecommunication service
- telecommunication-service priority service
- telefax service
- teleinformatic services
- telematic service
- telemetering service
- telephoto service
- Teletail service
- teletex service
- teletypewriter exchange service
- terminal information service
- terrestrial mobile service
- thin-route service
- three-party service
- time-signal service
- toll service
- trunking service
- universal service
- Usenet-support service
- user-to-user service
- value-added service
- variable bit rate service
- video-audio information transmitting service
- videoconference service
- videophone service
- videotex service
- virtual service
- VISTA service
- voiceless communication service
- wide area telephone service
- wired subscription service
- wireless cable servicesEnglish-Russian dictionary of telecommunications and their abbreviations > service
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10 AFR
- приемлемая интенсивность отказов
- относительное число неудачных соединений
- несимметричный быстродействующий тиристор
- интенсивность отказов при приёмке
- вне пределов ядерного реактора
- автоматическое распознавание образа
автоматическое распознавание образа
Распознавание формата, выполняемое техническими средствами.
[Е.С.Алексеев, А.А.Мячев. Англо-русский толковый словарь по системотехнике ЭВМ. Москва 1993]Тематики
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вне пределов ядерного реактора
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[А.С.Гольдберг. Англо-русский энергетический словарь. 2006 г.]Тематики
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интенсивность отказов при приёмке
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[А.С.Гольдберг. Англо-русский энергетический словарь. 2006 г.]Тематики
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несимметричный быстродействующий тиристор
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[Я.Н.Лугинский, М.С.Фези-Жилинская, Ю.С.Кабиров. Англо-русский словарь по электротехнике и электроэнергетике, Москва, 1999]Тематики
- электротехника, основные понятия
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относительное число неудачных соединений
Показывает вероятность того, что абонент не может установить радиосвязь с выбранной абонентской станцией.
[ http://www.morepc.ru/dict/]Тематики
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приемлемая интенсивность отказов
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[Я.Н.Лугинский, М.С.Фези-Жилинская, Ю.С.Кабиров. Англо-русский словарь по электротехнике и электроэнергетике, Москва, 1999 г.]Тематики
- электротехника, основные понятия
EN
Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > AFR
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11 device
1) устройство2) установка; агрегат3) аппарат4) механизм5) прибор; измерительное устройство7) компонент; элемент8) схема•devices identical in design — конструктивные аналоги;-
alphanumeric display device-
automatic exposure control device-
bubble memory device-
bucket brigade charge-coupled device-
decision-making device-
drilling bit feed device-
electrical device-
exposure control device-
Gunn-effect device-
Hall-effect device-
hard-copy output device-
household electrical device-
humidity detecting device-
hybrid-type device-
Josephson-effect device-
maneuvering propulsion device-
materials-handling device-
multiport device-
night observation device-
noise dampening device-
photoconducting device-
propulsion device-
protection device-
raster-display device-
registering pin device-
reversible film feeding device-
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12 cut
1. nсокращение, уменьшение, снижениеto instigate conventional arms and troops cut — выступать инициатором сокращения обычных вооружений и вооруженных сил
- arms cut- asymmetrical cuts
- comic cut
- cost-saving cut
- cut in living standards
- cut in military spending
- cut in public spending
- cut in the strength of a country's armed forces - domestic cut
- drastic cuts
- fresh cuts
- interest rate cut
- job cut
- manpower cut
- massive cuts
- matching cuts
- new wave of job cuts
- nickel-and-dime cuts
- pay cut
- personnel cut
- price cut
- radical cuts
- relief cuts
- sizable cuts
- staff cut
- substantial cuts
- tax cut
- troop cuts
- wage cut
- weapons cut 2. cutvсокращать; уменьшать; снижать; урезыватьto cut down defense expenditure — сокращать / снижать расходы на оборону
to cut off — прекращать; прерывать
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13 AFR
I сокр. от acceptable failure rate II сокр. от asymmetrical fast thyristorEnglish-Russian dictionary of telecommunications and their abbreviations > AFR
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14 modulation
- absorption modulation
- acousto-optic modulation
- adaptive delta modulation
- amplitude modulation
- amplitude-frequency modulation
- amplitude-phase modulation
- analog voice modulation
- angle modulation
- anode modulation
- anode-pulse modulation
- anode-shield modulation
- asymmetrical amplitude modulation
- audio-frequency shift modulation
- balanced modulation
- balanced-amplitude modulation
- base modulation
- baseband modulation
- binary frequency modulation
- binary modulation
- biphase modulation
- cathode modulation
- chroma modulation
- chrominance modulation
- clipped speech modulation
- coded modulation
- coherent modulation
- collector modulation
- collectorless modulation
- combined modulation
- companded amplitude modulation
- conditioned-diphase modulation
- constant-current modulation
- continuous-wave modulation
- controlled-carrier modulation
- cross modulation
- delta modulation
- delta-sigma modulation
- density modulation
- differential modulation
- digital-amplitude modulation
- digital-carrier modulation
- digital-frequency modulation
- digital-phase modulation
- digital-phased modulation
- direct modulation
- direct-sequence modulation
- discrete-difference modulation
- double-side modulation
- double-sideband modulation
- downward modulation
- DSBSC modulation
- dual modulation
- effective-percentage modulation
- electrical modulation
- excited modulation
- F1B modulation
- F2B modulation
- fixed-reference modulation
- floating-carrier modulation
- fork modulation
- four-phase modulation
- frequency modulation
- frequency-shift modulation
- full modulation
- grid modulation
- group modulation
- H3E modulation
- hierarchical modulation
- high-level modulation
- incidental modulation
- incremental-phase modulation
- independent-sideband modulation
- indirect frequency modulation
- intensity modulation
- isochronous modulation
- J3K modulation
- key modulation
- lambda-delta modulation
- light modulation
- lincompex modulation
- linear-frequency modulation
- low-level modulation
- luminance-chrominance modulation
- mechanically-induced modulation
- multicarrier modulation
- multistep modulation
- N-ary pulse-code modulation
- negative modulation
- noise modulation
- noncoherent modulation
- n-VSB modulation
- optical-source modulation
- oversampled delta modulation
- PCM modulation
- percent modulation
- percentage modulation
- permutation modulation
- phase modulation
- phase-reversal modulation
- phase-subtracting modulation
- plate modulation
- plate-pulse modulation
- polar modulation
- polarizing modulation
- position modulation
- positive modulation
- preemphasized-speech modulation
- pulse-amplitude modulation
- pulse-code modulation
- pulse-density modulation
- pulse-duration modulation
- pulse-frequency modulation
- pulse-interval modulation
- pulse-length modulation
- pulse-numbers modulation
- pulse-phase modulation
- pulse-position modulation
- pulse-rate modulation
- pulse-spacing modulation
- pulse-time modulation
- pulse-width modulation
- quadrature-amplitude modulation
- quantization-frequency modulation
- quantization-pulse modulation
- R3A modulation
- series modulation
- single sideband modulation
- single-band modulation
- sinusoidal angular modulation
- space modulation
- spurious modulation
- start-stop modulation
- suppressed-carrier modulation
- symmetrical modulation
- synphased modulation
- time frequency-pulse modulation
- time phase-pulse modulation
- time-pulse modulation
- tone modulation
- transmission modulation
- trapezoidal modulation
- two-position phase modulation
- two-tone modulation
- unprocessed-speech modulation
- upward modulation
- USB modulation
- variable-amplitude modulation
- vestigial-sideband modulation
- voice modulation
- Z-axis modulation
- zig-zag modulationEnglish-Russian dictionary of telecommunications and their abbreviations > modulation
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15 reduction
n1) сокращение, уменьшение; снижение2) эк. редукция, сведе€ние; превращение, перевод (в другую валюту)• -
16 configuration
1. конфигурация; схема; компоновка; форма; комбинация2. структура3. вариант <ЛА>10x8 configuration15% unstable configurationactuator configurationaero-balanced configurationaeroelastic configurationaeromedical configurationaft CG configurationair defence configurationair-combat configurationair-to-air configurationaircraft configurationaircraft-like configurationairfoil-spoiler-flap configurationairframe-inlet configurationall-cargo configurationall-economy configurationall-freight configurationall-wing configurationanti-ice configurationapproach-flap configurationarrow-wing configurationas delivered configurationas-built configurationasymmetrical missile configurationback-staggered configurationbaseline configurationbenchmark configurationblade configurationblade/hub configurationblowing configurationbroad-brush configurationbutterfly configurationcabin configurationcanard configurationcanard-tail configurationcanard-wing configurationcanard-wing-body configurationcanardless configurationcargo-loading configurationchine configurationchined configurationcircular configurationclean configurationclose-coupled canard configurationclose-coupled wing-canard configurationclosed-loop configurationcoaxial configurationcockpit configurationconstant gain configurationcontrol configurationcontrol law configurationcontrol surface configurationcontrol system configurationcritical configurationcruise configurationdelta-canard configurationdelta-winged configurationdeparture resistant configurationdeployed configurationdisplay configurationdouble-delta configurationdownstop configurationdual cargo-hook configurationdual-console configurationeconomy class configurationejector-lift and vectored-thrust configurationelectronic reconnaissance configurationempennage configurationenergy-conservative configurationengine configurationevaluation configurationfairing configurationfighter-like configurationfilter configurationfinned configurationflap configurationflapped configurationflaps-up configurationflying boom configurationforebody configurationforebody off configurationforebody removed configurationforward-swept configurationforward-swept-wing configurationfour-blade configurationfour-engine configurationfree-turbine configurationgeometric configurationglide configurationglove-fuselage configurationgo-around configurationheavy store configurationhigh-angle-of-attack configurationhigh-control-effectiveness configurationhigh-altitude configurationhigh-density configurationhigh-fineness-ratio configurationhigh-lift configurationhigh-overshoot configurationhigh-wing configurationhorizontal ellipse configurationhypersonic configurationin-flight configurationin-line configurationinboard-jointed configurationinertially slender configurationinlet configurationinversely derived configurationiron bird configurationjet balanced configurationjoined wing configurationlanding configurationLEX configurationlifting body configurationlighting configurationlow-bypass configurationlow-drag configurationlow-fineness-ratio configurationlow-overshoot configurationlow-signature configurationlow-speed configurationmaneuver configurationmidwing configurationminimum drag configurationmixed-class configurationmultisurface configurationmultibody configurationmultiengine configurationmultiple-jet configurationnormal-shock configurationnose-boom-off configurationnose-boom-on configurationoblique-wing configurationopen-loop configurationordnance configurationover-the-wing configurationpanelized configurationparcel-freighter configurationpartial-freight configurationpassenger configurationpayload configurationpitch control configurationpitch attitude-tracking configurationpitch-only configurationpitch rate command configurationpodded configurationpole-zero configurationpoor RSS configurationpower approach configurationpower-on aircraft configurationpowered configurationpowerplant configurationpre-production configurationproduction configurationpropulsor configurationpusher configurationratchet configurationreal configurationrear-loading configurationrotor plus wing configurationrotor-airframe configurationrotor-fuselage configurationrotor-winglet configurationrotorcraft configurationseating configurationsensor configurationside-by-side configurationsimulation configurationsingle-jet configurationsingle-body configurationsingle-engine configurationsingle-fuselage configurationsingle-pilot configurationsingle-rotor configurationsingle-shaft configurationsized configurationslat configurationsoft in-plane configurationspoiler configurationstable configurationstall-resistant configurationstarting configurationsteady flight configurationstiff in-plane configurationSTOL configurationstore configurationSTOVL configurationstraight-wing configurationstrake off configurationstrake-wing configurationsupersonic cruise configurationsymmetrical missile configurationT-tail configurationtail configurationtail control configurationtail-aft configurationtailed configurationtailed-delta configurationtailless configurationtakeoff configurationtandem configurationtandem-wing configurationtandem-rotor configurationtest configurationthree shaft configurationthree-engine configurationthree-shock configurationthrust-down configurationthrust-up configurationthrust-vectored configurationtilt-rotor configurationtilting engine configurationtip-jointed configurationtractor configurationtrailing-edge configurationTrefftz-plane configurationtunnel-supported configurationturbojet-powered configurationturboprop configurationturboshaft configurationturning configurationtwin-lift helicopter configurationtwo-bladed configurationtwo-cabin configurationtwo-engine configurationtwo-shaft configurationtwo-stage configurationtwo-surface configurationunder-the-wing configurationunslatted configurationunstable configurationunstick configurationup and away configurationupper-surface-blowing configurationupper-surface-blown configurationUSB configurationV/STOL configurationvariable-bypass-ratio configurationvariable-geometry configurationVATOL configurationvectored-engine-over-wing configurationVEO-wing configurationvertical ellipse configurationVTOL configurationwidely spaced pod configurationWild Weasel configurationwing configurationwing mounted configurationwing-body-nacelle configurationwing-body-tail configurationwing-canard configurationwing-fence configurationwing-flap configurationwing-spoiler-flap configurationwing-tail-fuselage configurationwing-store configurationyaw vane configurationzig-zag configuration -
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flap nзакрылокflappingбиениеair flapвоздушная заслонкаapproach with flaps downзаход на посадку с выпущенными закрылкамиasymmetrical flapsнесимметрично выпущенные закрылкиasymmetric flaps operationнесимметрическая работа закрылковaugmented internal blown flapзакрылок с дополнительным внутренним обдувомautomatic flap positioningавтоматическая установка закрылковblade flappingбиение лопастиblown flapзакрылок со сдувом пограничного слояbrake flapтормозной щитокcooling flapстворка системы охлажденияcowl flapстворка капотаcowl flap actuation assemblyблок управления створками капота двигателяdifferentially operated flapдифференциально управляемый закрылокdive flapтормозной щитокdouble-slotted flapдвухщелевой закрылокengine cowl flapстворка капота двигателяextended flapвыпущенный закрылокextension flapвыдвижной закрылокextension flap tracksрельсы выпуска закрылковexternal blown flapзакрылок с внешним обдувомfail to use flapsне выполнять требуемый выпуск закрылковflap actuating shaftвал трансмиссии привода механизма закрылковflap actuatorмеханизм выпускаflap approach positionположение закрылков при заходе на посадкуflap carriageкаретка закрылкаflap deflectorдефлектор закрылкаflap en-route positionполетное положение закрылковflap exhaust gateстворка закрылка для реактивной струиflap false sparпродольная стенка закрылкаflap interconnection rodтяга синхронизации закрылковflap landing positionпосадочное положение закрылковflapping angleугол взмахаflapping hingeгоризонтальный шарнирflapping motionмаховое движениеflapping movementмаховое движениеflapping stopограничитель взмаха(лопасти несущего винта) flap position indicatorуказатель положения закрылковflap retracted positionубранное положение закрылковflaps angleугол отклонения закрылковflaps asymmetric angleугол асимметричности закрылковflaps asymmetry warning systemсистема сигнализации рассогласования закрылковflaps bussingсинхронизация закрылковflaps disagreementнесинхронность отклонения закрылковflaps disagreement angleугол несинхронности закрылковflaps drive systemсистема привода закрылковflap settingустановка закрылка(на определенный угол) flaps interconnectionсинхронизация закрылковflaps interconnection cableтрос синхронизации закрылковflaps interconnection systemсистема синхронизации закрылковflaps landing settingустановка закрылков на посадочный уголflap slot strapзашивка закрылочной щелиflaps motionотклонение закрылковflaps position transmitterдатчик указателя положения закрылковflaps retractionуборка закрылковflaps speedскорость при выпуске закрылковflaps takeoff settingустановка закрылков на взлетный уголflap structural configurationконфигурация конструкции закрылкаflap takeoff positionвзлетное положение закрылковflap vaneстекатель закрылкаfull-span flapзакрылок по всему размахуinboard flapвнутренний закрылокjet flapструйный закрылокlanding flapпосадочный щитокleading edge flapотклоняемый носокleading edge flap systemсистема привода предкрылковmultiple flapсоставной закрылокoutboard flapвнешний закрылокpartial flap landingпосадка с частично выпущенными закрылкамиpartial flaps retractionчастичная уборка закрылковplace the flaps inустанавливать закрылкиplain flapплоский закрылокrate of flaps motionскорость отклонения закрылковrecovery flapщиток вывода из пикированияretracted flapубранный закрылокset the flaps atустанавливать закрылкиsingle-slotted flapоднощелевой закрылокslot flapщелевой закрылокsplit flapразрезной закрылокsuction flapзакрылок с отсосом пограничного слояsymmetric flap extensionсимметричный выпуск закрылковsymmetric flap operationсимметричная работа закрылковtripple-slotted flapтрехщелевой закрылокwind flaps control systemсистема управления закрылкамиwing flapзакрылокwing flap control systemсистема управления закрылкамиwing flaps error transmitterдатчик рассогласования закрылковzero flaps speedскорость при полностью убранных закрылках
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