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61 flight
полет; рейс; перелёт; звено; летательный аппарат ( в полете) ; ркт. стартовый комплекс; лётный; полётный; бортовой1g flight — прямолинейный горизонтальный полет, полет с единичной перегрузкой, полет без ускорения или торможения
45° climbing inverted flight — набор высоты под углом 45° в перевёрнутом положении
45° climbing knife flight — набор высоты под углом 45° с боковым скольжением, подъём «по лезвию» под углом 45°
45° diving knife flight — пикирование под углом 45° с боковым скольжением, пикирование «по лезвию» под углом 45°
45° sliding flight — набор высоты под углом 45° с боковым скольжением, подъём «по лезвию» под углом 45°
45° sliding flight — пикирование под углом 45° с боковым скольжением, пикирование «по лезвию» под углом 45°
90° climbing flight — вертикальный подъём, отвесный набор высоты
break up in flight — разрушаться в воздухе [в полете]
Doppler hold hovering flight — полет на висении со стабилизацией по доплеровскому измерителю скорости сноса
flight at the controls — полет за рычагами управления (в качестве лётчика, пилотирующего самолёт)
flight on the deck — бреющий полет, полет на предельно малой высоте
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62 acceleration
acceleration nускорениеacceleration areaучасток разгонаacceleration characteristicхарактеристики приемаacceleration climbнабор высоты с ускорениемacceleration control line flow restrictorдроссельный пакет линии управления приемистостьюacceleration control unitавтомат приемистостиacceleration elementэтап разгонаacceleration forceсила ускоренияacceleration indicatorуказатель перегрузокacceleration marginзапас по ускорениюacceleration segmentучасток разгонаacceleration timeвремя приемистостиacceleration time adjusterдроссельный пакет регулирования времени приемистостиacceleration warning systemсистема сигнализации перегрузокadvanced accelerationвстречная приемистостьaircraft acceleration factorкоэффициент перегрузки воздушного суднаaircraft acceleration testsиспытания воздушного судна на перегрузкиangle-of-attack, slip and acceleration warning systemсистема автоматической сигнализации углов атаки, скольжения и перегрузокangular accelerationугловое ускорениеclimb accelerationускорение при наборе высотыeffected by accelerationпод влиянием ускоренияfull accelerationполная приемистостьgravity accelerationускорение силы тяжестиlateral accelerationпоперечное ускорениеlinear accelerationлинейное ускорениеpartial accelerationчастичная приемистостьproduce accelerationсоздавать ускорениеsteady accelerationпостоянное ускорениеtakeoff accelerationускорение при взлетеtakeoff acceleration distanceдистанция разгона при взлетеtransonic accelerationоколозвуковое ускорениеuniform accelerationравномерное ускорениеvibration accelerationвибрационное ускорение -
63 stability
1) стабильность; устойчивость3) мор. остойчивость4) стойкость; прочность•to impair stability — ухудшать устойчивость;to increase stability — повышать устойчивость-
absolute stability
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acid stability
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aerodynamic stability
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aggregative stability
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aging stability
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alkali stability
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angle-of-attack stability
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arc stability
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asymptotic stability
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athwartship stability
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atmospheric stability
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borehole stability
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bubble stability
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buckling stability
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calibration stability
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channel stability
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chatter stability
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chemical stability
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closed-loop stability
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color stability
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conditional stability
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control stability
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corrosion stability
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course-keeping stability
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course stability
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cracking stability
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critical stability
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damaged stability
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damage stability
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dimensional stability
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directional stability
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discharge stability
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drier stability
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dynamical stability
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dynamic stability
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ecosystem stability
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electrical stability
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electrochemical stability
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environmental stability
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flooded stability
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flow stability
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freeze-thaw stability
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frequency stability
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glass stability
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grain-size stability
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gravitational stability
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heat stability
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hovering stability
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hydrolytic stability
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hydrostatic stability
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inherent stability
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ink stability
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ink-can stability
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intact stability
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irradiation stability
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lateral stability
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light stability
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load stability
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longitudinal stability
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long-term stability
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machine excitation stability
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marginal stability
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mechanical stability
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metacentric stability
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meteorological stability
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moisture stability
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natural stability
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negative stability
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noise stability
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nuclear stability
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null stability
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oil stability
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open-loop stability
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oscillatory stability
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overall stability
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oxidation stability
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package stability
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phase stability
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pitch stability
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pour stability
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power system resulting stability
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power system stability
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power system steady-state stability
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power system transient stability
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press stability
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radiation-damage stability
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rheological stability
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rigid rotor stability
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roller stability of ink
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rolling stability
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rotating-machine stability
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seismic stability
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servo stability
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shale stability
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shelf stability
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short-term stability
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small disturbance stability of power system
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soil stability
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solvent stability
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stability of course
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stability of dye
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stability of motion
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stability of power systems
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static stability
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storage stability
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surface stability
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synchronous generator stability
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temperature stability
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thermal stability
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torsional stability
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transient stability
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transverse stability
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unstable stability
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viscosity stability
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voltage stability
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64 aerodynamics
1. аэродинамика < наука>2. аэродинамика, аэродинамические характеристикиadvanced aerodynamicsadverse-yaw aerodynamicsairfoil aerodynamicsairframe aerodynamicsbeyond stall aerodynamicscanard aerodynamicscirculation control aerodynamicscomputational aerodynamicsdoublet lattice aerodynamicsexperimental aerodynamicsexternal aerodynamicsfirst-order aerodynamicsflap aerodynamicsforebody aerodynamicsfuselage aerodynamicshelicopter aerodynamicshigh-angle-of-attack aerodynamicsindicial aerodynamicsinteractional aerodynamicsinteractive fan/nacelle aerodynamicslateral aerodynamicslateral-directional aerodynamicslongitudinal aerodynamicslow-speed aerodynamicsmaneuver aerodynamicsnonlinear aerodynamicsoscillatory aerodynamicspiston theory aerodynamicspitch plane aerodynamicspoststall aerodynamicspotential aerodynamicspowered aerodynamicspowered-lift aerodynamicspro-spin aerodynamicsquasisteady aerodynamicsroll orientation-dependent aerodynamicsrotary-wing aerodynamicsrotational flow aerodynamicsrotorcraft aerodynamicsslender-body aerodynamicsslender wing aerodynamicsspoiler aerodynamicssteady aerodynamicsstore aerodynamicsstrip theory aerodynamicssubsonic aerodynamicssupersonic aerodynamicsthree-dimensional aerodynamicsthrust-induced aerodynamicstime-domain aerodynamicstime-variant aerodynamicstransition aerodynamicstransonic aerodynamicsunsteady aerodynamicsV/STOL aerodynamics -
65 bound
1. граница; предел/ ограничивать2. связанный; скрепленныйangle-of-attack boundcontrol boundCramer Rao lower boundlow-frequency boundlower boundresponse boundrobustness bound -
66 characteristic
1. характеристика; параметр/ характеристический; характерный2. особенность; свойство; признакair worthiness characteristicsautorotational characteristicsautorotative characteristicsbalance characteristicsclosed-loop characteristicsconvergence characteristicscoupling characteristicsdamping characteristicsdeparture characteristicsdivergence characteristicsDutch Roll characteristicsengine-propeller characteristicsfeel characteristicsflight control characteristicsflutter characteristicsforce feel characteristicsforce-deflection characteristicsfrequency-domain characteristicsfundamental characteristicshandling characteristicshigh-angle-of-attack characteristicshigh-AOA flying characteristicshigh-frequency characteristichorsepower versus speed characteristicicing characteristicsinertia characteristicsirrecoverable spin characteristicslateral characteristicslateral-directional characteristicslift characteristicslift-curve characteristicslifting characteristicslongitudinal characteristicslow-observable characteristicsmaintainability characteristicsmidcourse characteristicsmoment characteristicsnear-field characteristicsnoise characteristicsnonminimum phase characteristicsopen-loop characteristicsoscillatory characteristicsphase characteristicphugoid characteristicspitching characteristicspitching moment characteristicpropulsion induced characteristicsramp characteristicrobustness characteristicssection characteristicsshock absorber damping characteristicshort period characteristicssideslip characteristicssingle-engined characteristicsslow-flight characteristicsspatial characteristicsspin characteristicsstability characteristicsstall characteristicsstealth characteristicssteering characteristicssupportability characteristicssuspension characteristicstime-domain characteristicsunique characteristicswing rock characteristicswing-alone characteristicsyaw characteristics -
67 error
1. ошибка; погрешность; отклонение2. рассогласование; расхождениеacceleration erroraiming errorangle-of-attack errorazimuth errorbarometric errorbomb delivery errorcode errorcontrol errorcrew interaction errorselevation errorenergy height errorestimation errorfirst-time-fit errorfitting errorflight path errorfrequency errorglideslope errorheight errorhuman errorinertial errorinstrument errorinterpolation errorlag errorlagged errorlevel errorline-of-sight errorlocalizer errorlongitude errormeasurement errormisalignment errormodelling errornoise errororientation errorpitch rate errorpitot pressure errorposition errorradial probable errorroll errorsoftware errorstate estimation errortime-of-arrival errortracking errortruncation errorupwash errorvelocity errorwiring error -
68 margin
1. запас2. край, грань-35% static marginangle-of-attack marginbuzz marginCG margincontrol margindelay time margindesign marginfatigue marginflutter margingain marginground resonance marginlimit-cycle gain marginmaneuver marginmaneuver margin, pitch motivator fixedmaneuver margin, pitch motivator freemaneuver margin, stick fixedmaneuver margin, stick freemaneuvering marginmultivariable stability marginphase marginpower marginsafety marginseparation marginstability marginstability margin at the inputstall marginstatic marginstatic margin, pitch motivator fixedstatic margin, pitch motivator freestatic margin, stick fixedstatic margin, stick freestick-fixed marginstick-fixed maneuver marginstick-fixed static marginstick-free maneuver marginstick-free static marginstrength marginstructural marginsubsonic static marginsurge marginthrust-drag margin -
69 path
1. траектория; путь; маршрут; трасса2. канал; цепь; тракт3-D flight path4-D flight pathangle-of-attack demand pathapproach pathapproach flight patharrival pathclimb pathcollision-course flight pathcommand pathcommand flight pathcompensation pathconflict-free flight pathcontrol pathcoupling pathcrack growth pathcross-coupling pathcrossfeed pathcurved pathdeparture pathdescent pathdirect load pathdual load pathenergy climb pathenergy management pathflap pathflight pathforward pathfree air pathfuel-conservation flight pathfuel-efficient pathglide pathground pathholding flight pathhorizontal flight pathice shedding pathlanding pathlanding approach pathlanding flight pathlateral stick to differential tail pathload pathlogic pathmanually flown flight pathminimum time climb pathmultiple load pathsnormal g demand pathobstruction-free pathoffset pathphugoid flight pathpitch command pathrecovery pathrecovery flight pathretraction pathsemicircular flight pathshort-period flight pathsideslipped flight pathsolution pathspiral pathtakeoff pathtakeoff flight pathtakeoff net flight pathterrain clearance paththree-dimensional pathtrimmed flight pathultralight flight pathvelocity command pathvisual flight path -
70 plane
1. плоскость; плоская поверхность/ плоский; двухмерный2. <проф.> самолет3. плата; панельplane of symmetry of the wingaerospace planeaircraft reference planeaircraft's symmetrical planeangle-of-attack planeanti-drug planeASTOVL planeazimuth planebase planeblades' plane of rotationcarrier-capable planecomplex planecontrol planecutting planedecision height planedisk planeequatorial planeexhaust planefin reference planefuselage reference planeground planehigh-flying planehub planejunction planelead-lag planeleft-half planemaneuver planemapped planemoving-belt ground planeno-feathering planenonstealthy planenozzle exhaust planephase planepitch planepitching planepolarization planeprop planepropeller planepropulsor planeradar planereference planeroll planerolling planeroot planerotation planesidestick pitch demand planetip-path planeTrefftz planewing planewing chord planeyaw planeyawing plane -
71 pressure
1. давление2. сжатие3. усилие < на рычаге управления>aft stick pressureair pressureambient pressureangle-of-attack pressureattached-flow pressureaugmentor pressureback pressurebackward pressurebase pressurebest-range dynamic pressurebladder pressureblood pressurebuffet pressureburst pressurecabin pressurecombustor pressurecommanded pressurecompressor delivery pressurecompressor discharge pressurecontrol-stick pressurecrushing pressuredifferential pressuredivergence dynamic pressureduct pressuredynamic pressureelevator pressureenvelope pressureexhaust pressureeye-level arterial pressurefilling pressurefluctuating pressuresflutter dynamic pressurefoot pressurefoundation pressurefuel-tank pressureg-suit leg pressuregauge pressureground board pressureharmonic pressuresheart-level arterial pressurehull pressurehydrostatic pressureimpact pressureinflation pressureinterturbine volume pressureintrathoracic pressurekinetic pressurelifting pressuremaximum endurance dynamic pressurenozzle pressureoscillatory pressurespilot pressureregistered pressureright-rudder pressureroot-mean-square pressurerudder pressuresea-level pressureseparation pressureservice pressuresound pressurestall dynamic pressurestatic pressuresteady pressurestick pressurestrut pressurestrut air pressuresuction pressuresuperatmospheric pressuresurface pressuretank pressuretire pressuretire inflation pressuretotal pressuretrailing-edge pressuretunnel dynamic pressureturbine exhaust pressureunsteady pressurevacuum pressurevortex-flow pressurewall pressure -
72 schedule
1. программа2. график; планairspeed schedulealtitude scheduleangle-of-attack schedulecanard scheduleclimb schedulecommand schedulecontrol surface scheduledeflection scheduleflap scheduleflaperon scheduleg-bias scheduleleading-edge droop schedulelift-to-drag scheduleMach number scheduleMach number dependent scheduleone-stop schedulerate-of-climb scheduleretrofit schedulerudder scheduleslat scheduletime scheduletraining scheduletrim schedulewind tunnel-developed schedule -
73 situation
состояние; обстановка; ситуация; условияsituation of loads carriagesituation of the systemsair-threat situationcombat situationcrash situationcrash-impact situationdeparture situationfailure situationfast-moving situationflight situationgo-around situationhazardous situationhead on situationhigh-angle-of-attack situationhigh-stress situationhigh-workload situationintercept situationlateral intercept situationnegative dihedral situationout-of-control situationPIO situationpost-stall situationreal situationrunway denial situationsingle-engine situationspin situationstall situationstressful situationwind situation -
74 test
1. испытание, испытания; проверка; контроль; тестирование; опробование;см. тж. testing/ испытывать; проверять; контролировать; тестировать; опробовать2. тест; проба3. критерий; признакaccelerate-stop testsaccelerated mission testacceleration-deceleration testaerobatic flight testsaeroelastic testsagility testair resonance testair-to-air testair-to-air combat testairframe testairspeed calibration testall-attitude flight testasymmetric loads testsasymmetric wing sweep flight testsauto-guidance testsbefore-flight-rated testsbench testbiaxial fatigue testbird impact testbird ingestion testbird strike testbird strike testsburn-in testburst pressure testcatapult testscentrifugal load testcentrifuge testsclean configuration testclosed-loop testcockpit workload testcombined-systems testscompatibility testcomponent testscompression testcomputer-aided testconstant amplitude testcontinued takeoff testscontrol testconvergence testcooling testcrack-detection testscrash testcreep testcrush testscyclic testsdamage tolerance testdamage resistance testdeparture testdepressed-trajectory testdestruction testdevelopment testsdivergence testsdual-frequency testdurability testdynamometer testselectromagnetic interference testselectromagnetic-vulnerability testemergency survival testEMI testsendurance testengine reingestion testenvironmental testexploratory testsfatigue testflammability testflaps up landing testsflexure testflight clearance testflight simulation testsflight-by-flight fatigue testflight simulation fatigue testsflow field testsflow visualization testsflutter testflutter-proof testsflyover testsforce testsforced oscillation testsforeign object damage testfree oscillation testsfree spinning facility testsfree-flight testfree-to-roll testsfrequency response testsfrequency-sweep testfuel runout testfull-scale testground effect testground resonance testhandling qualities testshard-ride testheat testsheavyweight testhigh-angle-of-attack testshigh-alpha testhover testshover in-ground-effect testhover-in-ground testhovering testshumidity testsicing testimpact testin-plant testsinput-to-output testsiron bird testslanding testlanding flap testslife roll testlimit cycle testslimited-envelope flight testload-deflection testlogic testlow-observability testmaneuvering testsmanual flight testsmodal testmodal survey testmode interaction testsmodel tests of airfoilsmoire interferometry testsnoise testnondestructive testnormal takeoff testsNyquist stability testopen-loop testsoperability testoscillatory testsoverland testsoxygen testsperformance testpilot-in-loop testsplenum-chamber burning testspost-flight testpreflight testpressure testpressurization testproof-lood testproof-of-concept testsradar cross-section testradiographic testrain testramp testsrate of climb testrejected takeoff testreliability testremote-site testrepair testresidual strength testresonance testsreverse-thrust testsrig testrobustness testroll-on-rim testrolling testrotary-balance testsrough ground profile testshake testshakedown testshear testsideslip testssimulation verification testsimulator testsmall-scale testsmoke testspin testsspray ingestion teststability teststall testsstatic testsstatic strength teststeady rolling testssteady state teststealth teststiffness teststore compatibility teststrength testsstructural testssupercritical testsystem integration testtail on/off teststakeoff testtaxy testtensile testtension testtethered testtowing testtransfer function testsvalidation testsvectored thrust testvibration testvulnerability testwater-tank testwaveoff testswheel testwhirl testwind blast testwind tunnel testwing-fatigue testwingborne mode flight testyaw oscillation testszero-speed-zero-altitude testzero-zero test -
75 testbed
1. летающая лаборатория, ЛЛ; экспериментальный ЛАflight control testbedflying testbedhandling-qualities testbedhigh-angle-of-attack testbedjoined wing flying testbednonflying testbedNotar testbedoblique-wing testbedpropulsion testbedradar testbedX-wing testbed -
76 vane
1. лопатка <компрессора, турбины>3. дефлектор; периферийный (газовый) рульalpha vaneangle-of-attack vanebeta vanecompressor inlet guide vanescompressor inlet variable vanescompressor stage guide vanescompressor variable inlet guide vanescontrol vanedamping vaneexhaust vaneexhaust-deflector vanefilm-cooled vaneflutter vaneguide vaneguide vanesincidence vanesinlet vanenozzle vanenozzle guide vanepitch vanepost-exit vanereverser vanerotating vanesideslip vanestraightening vanethrust vanetranspiration cooled vanevariable vanevariable compressor stage guide vanesvectoring/reversing vanesyaw vane -
77 instrument
( измерительный) прибор; датчик; инструмент; оборудовать приборами [контрольно-записывающей аппаратурой]air data sensor instrument — прибор [датчик] для выработки воздушных данных; датчик высоты и скорости
cathode ray tube instrument — прибор с электронно-лучевой индикацией [с ЭЛТ]
vertical fixed tape instrument — прибор с профильной шкалой [шкалами]
vertical moving tape instrument — прибор с вертикальной ленточной шкалой [шкалами]
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78 overshoot
перелёт ( за намеченную точку приземления) ; заброс, переход за балансировочное положение, перерегулирование; проскакивание мимо цели; Бр. уход на второй круг [на повторный заход], см. тж. go-around и waveoff; выходить за пределы; перелетать ( за намеченную точку приземления), садиться с перелётом; переходить за балансировочное положение, испытывать заброс [перерегулирование]; проскакивать мимо цели; допускать перелёт ( при стрельбе) ; сбрасывать бомбы с перелётом; обгонять ( самолёт) сверху; Бр. уходить на второй круг [на повторный заход] -
79 rate
скорость, быстрота; темп; интенсивность; вертикальная скорость; частота ( событий) ; норма, степень; балл; производительность; ( секундный) расход (жидкости, газа) ; стоимость ( билета) ; классифицировать, (под)разделять на категории; оценивать. rate of roll-out — угловая скорость крена при выводе (из разворота)
accelerate the rate of roll — увеличивать угловую скорость крена [вращения вокруг продольной оси]
aircraft operational readiness rate — процент [количество] боеготовых самолётов в подразделении
autopilot-induced rate of roll — угловая скорость крена, создаваемая автопилотом
break a rate of descent — прекращать снижение, резко уменьшать вертикальную скорость снижения
control surface (movement) rate — угловая скорость отклонения руля [поверхности управления]
cumulative aircraft accident rate — суммарный коэффициент аварийности (среднее число лётных происшествий за месяц, квартал или год)
diffusion limited recession rate — скорость уноса массы, ограниченная диффузией
jet engine base maintenance return rate — процент возврата в строй неисправных реактивных двигателей после ремонта в условиях аэродрома базирования
pilot's instrument scanning rate — быстрота обзора [считывания показаний] приборов лётчиком
radar altimeter sinking rate — измеренная радиолокационным высотомером вертикальная скорость снижения
rate of altimeter unwinding — скорость потери высоты по высотомеру; быстрота уменьшения показаний высотомера
rate of approach to the stall — скорость приближения к срыву [сваливанию]
rate of discharge ( — секундный) расход выходящих газов [вытекающей жидкости]
rate of heat loss — скорость теплоотдачи [отвода тепла]
rate of increase of incidence — Бр. быстрота увеличения угла атаки
rate of part consumption — быстрота износа [расходования] частей [деталей]
sea level rate of climb — скороподъёмность на уровне моря [у земли]
shutdown rate of the engines — частота отказов [отключений] двигателей
stall recovery pitch rate — угловая скорость тангажа для вывода из режима срыва [сваливания]
stop the sink rate — прекращать снижение, уменьшать вертикальную скорость снижения
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80 setting
установка; задаваемое положение; установленное значение; ввод ( данных) ; заход ( небесного светила) ; отвердеваниеat a high power setting — на режиме повышенной [большой] мощности
full afterburning throttle setting — положение РУД при максимальной форсажной тяге; величина максимальной форсажной тяги
full nonafterburning throttle setting — положение РУД при максимальной бесфорсажной тяге; величина максимальной бесфорсажной тяги
r.p.m. setting — заданное число оборотов; положение регулятора оборотов
reduce the throttle setting — уменьшать обороты двигателя, убирать газ
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