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1 fabric aircraft skin
аэро полотняная обшивка самолётаEnglish-Russian scientific dictionary > fabric aircraft skin
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2 fabric aircraft skin
обшивка літака, виконана з тканиниEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of aviation terms > fabric aircraft skin
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3 fabric
1) ткань
2) тканевый
– apparel fabric
– breaker fabric
– cord fabric
– fabric filter
– fabric reinforcement
– fabric weaving
– moth-proof fabric
– roving fabric
– rubberize fabric
– synthetic fabric
– upholstery fabric
– woven fabric
fabric aircraft skin — <aeron.> полотно
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4 skin
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5 aircraft
1) самолет
2) воздушный летательный аппарат
3) самолетный
4) авиа-
– aircraft building
– aircraft carrier
– aircraft commander
– aircraft construction
– aircraft controllability
– aircraft designer
– aircraft engine
– aircraft equipment
– aircraft gasoline
– aircraft industry
– aircraft instruments
– aircraft lumber
– aircraft mechanic
– aircraft metal
– aircraft sprayer
– aircraft station
– aircraft steel
– aircraft tire
– aircraft tires
– aircraft wood
– cargo aircraft
– experimental aircraft
– ferry aircraft
– fly and aircraft automatically
– hypersonic aircraft
– instructional aircraft
– lither-than-air aircraft
– mother aircraft
– passenger aircraft
– piloted aircraft
– subsonic aircraft
– supersonic aircraft
– transonic aircraft
– vectored-thrust aircraft
aircraft electrical system — <aeron.> сеть бортовая электрическая
aircraft engine mechanic — <aeron.> авиамоторист
aircraft fire sprinkler — <aeron.> опрыскиватель авиапожарный
aircraft repair base — <aeron.> аэростат привязной, база авиаремонтная
fabric aircraft skin — <aeron.> полотно
forestry surveillance aircraft — <aeron.> самолет лесопатрульный
heavy transport aircraft — <aeron.> самолет транспортный тяжелый
high-velocity aircraft rocket — <cosm.> ракета авиационная скоростная
log for sawing aircraft lumber — <engin.> авиакряж
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6 skin
1) кожа
2) обшивка самолета
3) скин-
4) наружный слой
5) оболочка
6) эпидерма
7) пленочный
8) кожный
9) поверхностный
10) покрытие
11) <geogr.> нилас
12) пленка
– bearing skin
– pasted skin
– pickled skin
– rolling skin
– skin depth
– skin friction
– skin grafting
– skin inclusions
– skin of a casting
– skin on wing
– wing skin
fabric aircraft skin — <aeron.> полотно
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7 skin
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8 полотняная обшивка самолета
fabric aircraft skin аэроРусско-английский научно-технический словарь Масловского > полотняная обшивка самолета
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9 полотно
1) <biol.> blade
2) canvas
3) <aeron.> fabric aircraft skin
4) linen
5) saw blade
– абразивное полотно
– асбестовое полотно
– дверное полотно
– дорожное полотно
– железнодорожное полотно
– земляное полотно
– излучающее полотно
– колосниковое полотно
– кордное полотно
– полотно антенное
– полотно антенны
– полотно моста
– полотно подборщика
– полотно элеватора
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10 light
light [laɪt](verb: preterite, past participle lit)1. nouna. lumière f• can you throw any light on this question? pouvez-vous donner des éclaircissements sur cette question ?► adjective + light• in a good/bad light sous un jour favorable/défavorable• to cast a new light on a subject jeter un éclairage nouveau sur un sujet► to see the light ( = understand) comprendre• to see the light of day ( = be born) venir au monde ; ( = be published) paraître► to bring to light faire apparaîtrec. ( = lamp) lampe f• have you got your lights on? as-tu mis tes phares (or tes feux) ?e. ( = traffic light) feu mf. (for cigarette) feu m• have you got a light? avez-vous du feu ?2. adjectivea. [evening, room] clairb. [hair, colour, skin] clairc. ( = not heavy) légera. [+ candle, cigarette, gas] allumerb. ( = illuminate) éclairer5. adverb6. compounds► light upa. s'allumer• her eyes/face lit up son regard/visage s'est éclairéb. ( = start to smoke) (inf) allumer une cigarette (or une pipe etc)( = illuminate) éclairer* * *[laɪt] 1.1) ( brightness) lumière fby the light of — à la lumière de [fire]; à la clarté de [moon]
in the light of day — lit, fig au grand jour
to cast ou throw ou shed light on — lit projeter de la lumière sur; fig éclaircir
to put ou turn a light on/off — allumer/éteindre une lumière
3) (part of gauge, indicator, dashboard) voyant m (lumineux)5) ( flame)to put a light to — allumer [fire, gas]
have you got a light? — ( for cigarette) tu as du feu?
looking at it in that light... — vu sous cet angle...
to review something in the light of — réexaminer quelque chose à la lumière de [evidence, experience]
to bring to light — découvrir [fact, evidence, truth]
2.to come to ou be brought to light — être découvert
lights plural noun1)(traffic) lights — feu m, feux mpl
to shoot (colloq) ou jump (colloq) the lights — griller (colloq) un feu rouge
2) ( decorative display) illuminations fpl3.1) ( bright) [evening, room] clairto get ou grow lighter — [sky] s'éclaircir
2) [colour, fabric, wood, skin] clair; [hair] blondlight blue — bleu clair inv
3) ( not heavy) [material, substance, snow, wind, clothing, meal] léger/-ère; [rain] fin; [drinker] modéré; [damage, sentence] léger/-ère4) ( delicate) [knock, footsteps] léger/-ère; [movement] délicat5) ( not tiring) [work] peu fatigant; [exercise] léger/-èrelight duties — petits travaux mpl
6) [music, verse] léger/-ère4.to make light of — traiter [quelque chose] à la légère [rumour, problem]; ne pas attacher d'importance à [injury]
1) allumer [candle, oven, cigarette]; enflammer [wood, paper]; tirer [firework]; craquer [match]to light a fire — faire un or du feu
2) ( illuminate) éclairer5.intransitive verb (prét, pp lit) [fire] prendre; [gas, match] s'allumerPhrasal Verbs:- light on- light up••many hands make light work — Prov à plusieurs la besogne va vite
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11 обшивка
skin
листовой материал, закреппяемый на жестком каркасе, или наружные листы многослойной панели. — sheet covering а framework of stiffness or forming the outer members of а sandwich.
-, верхняя (напр. крыла) — (wing) upper /top/ skin
-, внешняя — outer skin
-, внутренняя — inner skin
-, гофрированная — corrugated skin
- из углеродного волокнистоro материала — carbonfibre /carbon fiber/ skin
-, композиционная — composite skin
-, матерчатая — fabric covering
-, многослойная — sandwich skin
-, мягкая — fabric covering
-, наружная — outer skin
-, нижняя (напр. крыла) — (wing) lower /bottom/ skin
- переменной толщины — tapered skin
-, полотняная — fabric covering
-, работающая — stressed skin
жесткая обшивка вместе с подкрепляющим ее каркасом, способная воспринимать нормальные и касательные напряжения в конструкции, — а type of aircraft eonstruction in which the strength of the skin of the airplane is utilized to carry structural loads.
- с заполнителем — sandwich skin
-, силовая — stressed skin
- с сотовым заполнителем — honeycomb (-type) skin
-, фанерная — plywood coveringРусско-английский сборник авиационно-технических терминов > обшивка
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12 spannen
I v/t1. stretch; (straff spannen) tighten; (Muskeln) flex, tense; (Bogen) draw; TECH. (Werkstück) clamp; (Feder) tighten, tension; (Gewehr, Kamera) cock; fig. (Nerven) strain; Leinwand auf einen Rahmen spannen stretch a canvas over a frame; einen Bogen Papier in die Schreibmaschine spannen put a sheet of paper in(to) the typewriter; neue Saiten auf eine Gitarre spannen restring a guitar; einen Tennisschläger spannen put a tennis racket in a press; seine Erwartungen hoch / zu hoch spannen fig. have high expectations / pitch one’s expectations too high3. fachspr.: die Tragflächen des Flugzeugs spannen 18 Meter the aircraft has a wingspan of 18 met|res (Am. -ers)4. umg. (merken) get wise to; er hat’s gespannt (gemerkt) he’s caught on; (kapiert) auch he’s got it, the penny’s dropped; Folter, gespanntII v/refl stretch ( über + Akk across, over); Muskel: flex; Haut: be taut ( oder tight); sich über einen Fluss spannen span a river; das Seil spannte sich und riss the rope tautened ( oder took up the strain) and brokeIII v/i1. Rock, Schuhe: be (too) tight; Haut: be taut ( oder tight); das Hemd spannt über dem Bauch the shirt is (too) tight over the stomach2. spannen auf (+ Akk) fig. (erwarten) be anxiously waiting for; (beobachten) follow closely, have one’s eyes fixed on* * *to strain; to wind up; to brace; to stretch* * *spạn|nen ['ʃpanən]1. vt1) Saite, Seil, Geigenbogen to tighten, to tauten; Bogen to draw; Feder to tension; Muskeln to tense, to flex; Strickteile, Wolle to stretch; Gewehr, Abzugshahn, Kameraverschluss to cockeinen Tennisschläger spannen — to put a tennis racket in a/the press
2) (= straff befestigen) Werkstück to clamp; Wäscheleine to put up; Netz, Plane, Bildleinwand to stretch4) (fig)die Ausstellung spannt einen weiten thematischen Bogen — the exhibition spans or covers a wide range of themes
See:→ Folter5)See:→ gespannt6) (S Ger, Aus inf = merken) to catch on to (inf), to get wise to (inf)2. vr2)3. vi1) (Kleidung) to be (too) tight; (Haut) to be taut2) (= Gewehr spannen) to cock; (= Kamera spannen) to cock the shutter* * *span·nen[ˈʃpanən]I. vt1. (straffen)▪ etw \spannen to tighten sth, to make sth tautdie Zügel \spannen to pull [back] on the reins2. (aufspannen)eine Hängematte/Wäscheleine über/zwischen etw akk \spannen to put [or hang] up a hammock/washing line sep over/between sth3. (anspannen)einen Bogen in die Schreibmaschine \spannen to insert [or put] a sheet in the typewritereine Leinwand zwischen die Bretter \spannen to stretch a canvas between the boards▪ \spannen, dass... to catch on that...II. vrIII. viim Schnitt/unter den Armen/an den Schultern \spannen to be too close-fitting/[too] tight under the arms/at the shouldersmeine Haut spannt von der Sonne/an den Schultern/im Gesicht the sun has made my skin taut/my skin is taut on my shoulders/face3. (fam)die Erben \spannen darauf, dass sie endlich stirbt the heirs can't wait for her to die* * *1.transitives Verb1) tighten, tauten <violin string, violin bow, etc.>; draw < bow>; tension <spring, tennis net, drumhead, saw-blade>; stretch <fabric, shoe, etc.>; draw or pull < line> tight or taut; tense, flex < muscle>; cock <gun, camera shutter>2) (befestigen) put up < washing-line>; stretch <net, wire, tarpaulin, etc.> (über + Akk. over)einen Bogen Papier in die Schreibmaschine spannen — insert or put a sheet of paper in the typewriter
3) (schirren) hitch up, harness (vor, an + Akk. to)4) (bes. südd., österr.): (merken) notice2.reflexives Verb2) (geh.): (sich wölben)3.sich über etwas (Akk.) spannen — <bridge, rainbow> span something
* * *A. v/t1. stretch; (straff spannen) tighten; (Muskeln) flex, tense; (Bogen) draw; TECH (Werkstück) clamp; (Feder) tighten, tension; (Gewehr, Kamera) cock; fig (Nerven) strain;Leinwand auf einen Rahmen spannen stretch a canvas over a frame;einen Bogen Papier in die Schreibmaschine spannen put a sheet of paper in(to) the typewriter;neue Saiten auf eine Gitarre spannen restring a guitar;einen Tennisschläger spannen put a tennis racket in a press;seine Erwartungen hoch/zu hoch spannen fig have high expectations/pitch one’s expectations too high2. (befestigen) (Wäscheleine) put up;vor den Wagen spannen (Pferde) harness to the carriage3. fachspr:die Tragflächen des Flugzeugs spannen 18 Meter the aircraft has a wingspan of 18 metres (US -ers)4. umg (merken) get wise to;er hat’s gespannt (gemerkt) he’s caught on; (kapiert) auch he’s got it, the penny’s dropped; → Folter, gespanntB. v/r stretch (sich über einen Fluss spannen span a river;das Seil spannte sich und riss the rope tautened ( oder took up the strain) and brokeC. v/idas Hemd spannt über dem Bauch the shirt is (too) tight over the stomach2.spannen auf (+akk) fig (erwarten) be anxiously waiting for; (beobachten) follow closely, have one’s eyes fixed on* * *1.transitives Verb1) tighten, tauten <violin string, violin bow, etc.>; draw < bow>; tension <spring, tennis net, drumhead, saw-blade>; stretch <fabric, shoe, etc.>; draw or pull < line> tight or taut; tense, flex < muscle>; cock <gun, camera shutter>2) (befestigen) put up < washing-line>; stretch <net, wire, tarpaulin, etc.> (über + Akk. over)einen Bogen Papier in die Schreibmaschine spannen — insert or put a sheet of paper in the typewriter
3) (schirren) hitch up, harness (vor, an + Akk. to)4) (bes. südd., österr.): (merken) notice2.reflexives Verb2) (geh.): (sich wölben)3.sich über etwas (Akk.) spannen — <bridge, rainbow> span something
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13 конструкция
construction, structure
- (элемент) — structure
-, безопасно разрушаемая — fail-safe structure
принцип безопасно разрушаемей конструкции заложен в проект самолета. — aircraft is designed to "занsafeп principle. fail-safe philosophy is fully employed in aircraft.
-, блочная — module construction
-, вспомогательная — secondary structure
-, кессонная — torsion box structure
-, клееная — bonded structure
-, композиционная — composite structure
-, коробчатая — box structure
- крыла — wing structure
- купола парашюта с расположением нитей ткани параллельно оси полотнища — parachute саперу block construction. arrangement of the gores such that the direction of the weft threads of the fabric is parallel to the gore centreline.
- купола парашюта с расположением нитей ткани под углом (к оси полотнища) — parachute canopy bias eonstruction. arrangement of the gores such that the direction of threads of the fabric makes an angle of 45 grad. with the gore centreline.
-, моноблочная (неразъемная) — single-piece structure
-, несиловая — secondary structure
-, основная (ла) — main structure
- планера самолета, вертолета — airframe structure
- планера самолета (заголовок раздела) — structure
- планера и несущей системы (вертолета) — (helicopter) flight structure
включает несущий и хвостовой винты, органы их управления, фюзеляж и основные элементы крепежа. — flight structure includes гоtors, controls, fuselage, and their related primary attachments.
-, сварная — weldment
узел, части которого соединены сваркой. — an assembly whose соmрonent parts are joined by welding.
-, силовая — load-carrying /-supporting/ structure, primary structure
-, силовая (на которую воздействуют нагрузки на землe и в полете) — structure supporting the flight and ground loads
-, с многоярусной прочностью — multipath structure
- с работающей обшивкой — stressed-skin structure
вид конструкции ла, у которого наружная обшивка несет нагрузки, воздействующие на конструкцию. — а type of aircraft construetion in which the strength of the external skin is utilized to carry structural loads.
-, слоистая — sandwich
элемент конструкции, состоящий из двух параллельных наружных обшивок с заполнителем (между ними) из другого материала. — а structural component сопsisting of two parallel skins attached to either side of a core of а material of different properties.
-, сотовая — honeycomb structure
-, статически неопределимая — statically indeterminate structure
-, статически определимая — statically determinate structure
-, ферменная — truss structure
-, цельнометаллическая — all-metal structure
изменение к. — change in design
изменение к. (доработка) — modification
особенности к. — design features
отличия к. — structural differences
прочность к. — structural strength
элементы к. (планера) — structuresРусско-английский сборник авиационно-технических терминов > конструкция
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14 laminate
слоистый материал; слоистый пластик; наслаивать; изготовлять слоистый материал; разрезать на тонкие листы; прокатывать в тонкие листы -
15 material
материал; веществоhigh temperature (resistant) material — жаростойкий [жаропрочный] материал
thermal shock resistant material — материал, стойкий к термическим ударам
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16 pick
A n1 ( tool) gen pioche f, pic m ; (of miner, geologist) pic m ; ( of climber) piolet m ; ( of mason) smille f ; to dig with a pick creuser à la pioche ;2 ( choice) choix m ; to have one's pick of avoir le choix parmi ; to take one's pick faire son choix (of parmi) ; take your pick choisis ; to get first pick choisir le/la premier/-ière, être le/la premier/-ière à choisir ;3 ( best) meilleur/-e m/f ; the pick of the crop ( fruit) les meilleurs fruits ; the pick of this month's new films les meilleurs films sortis ce mois-ci ; the pick of the bunch le/la etc meilleur/-e etc du lot.B vtr1 (choose, select) gen choisir (from parmi) ; Sport sélectionner [player] (from parmi) ; former [team] ; ‘pick a card, any card’ ‘choisis une carte, n'importe laquelle’ ; to be picked for England/for the team être sélectionné pour représenter l'Angleterre/pour faire partie de l'équipe ; you picked the right person/a good time to do it tu as choisi la personne qu'il fallait/le bon moment pour faire cela ; you picked the wrong man ou person tu as choisi la mauvaise personne ; he certainly knows how to pick them! il sait les choisir! also iron ; to pick a fight ( physically) chercher à se bagarrer ○ (with avec) ; to pick a fight ou a quarrel chercher querelle (with à) ;2 to pick one's way through avancer avec précaution parmi [rubble, litter] ; to pick one's way down prendre des précautions pour descendre [mountain, slope] ;3 (pluck, gather) cueillir [fruit, flowers] ;4 ( poke at) gratter [spot, scab, skin] ; to pick sth from ou off sth enlever qch de qch ; to pick one's nose mettre les doigts dans son nez ; to pick one's teeth se curer or se nettoyer les dents ; to pick a hole in one's sweater faire un trou dans son pull-over à force de tirer les mailles ; to pick a lock crocheter une serrure ; to pick sb's pocket faire les poches de qn.C vi1 ( choose) choisir ; you can afford to pick and choose tu peux te permettre de faire les difficiles or de faire la fine bouche (among, between pour choisir parmi) ;■ pick at:▶ pick at [sth]1 [person] manger [qch] du bout des dents [food] ; gratter, tripoter ○ [spot, scab] ; tripoter ○ [fabric, knot] ;2 [bird] picorer [crumbs] ;■ pick off:▶ pick [sb] off, pick off [sb] ( kill) abattre ; he picked them off one by one il les visait soigneusement et les abattait un à un ; lions pick off any stragglers les lions se jettent sur les traînards ;▶ pick [sth] off, pick off [sth] enlever [qch] ;▶ pick [sth] off sth cueillir [qch] sur qch [apple, cherry] ; to pick sth off the floor prendre qch qui était par terre ; to pick sth off the top of a cake retirer qch qui était sur un gâteau.■ pick on:▶ pick on [sb] (harass, single out) harceler ; stop picking on me! arrête de me harceler comme ça, fiche-moi la paix! ○ ; pick on someone your own size! ne t'attaque pas à quelqu'un de plus faible que toi.■ pick out:▶ pick [sb/sth] out, pick out [sb/sth]1 ( select) gen choisir ; ( single out) repérer ; to be picked out from the group être remarqué dans le groupe ; to pick out three winners sélectionner trois gagnants (from parmi) ;2 (make out, distinguish) distinguer [object, landmark] ; saisir, comprendre [words] ; reconnaître [person in photo, suspect] ; repérer [person in crowd] ; to pick out the theme in a variation reconnaître le thème dans une variation ;3 ( highlight) [person, artist] mettre en valeur [title, letter] ; [torch, beam] révéler [form, object] ; to be picked out in red être mis en valeur en rouge ;4 to pick out a tune (on the piano) retrouver un air (au piano).■ pick over:▶ pick [sth] over, pick over [sth]1 lit trier [articles, lentils, raisins] ;2 fig analyser [film, book].■ pick up:▶ pick up1 ( improve) [trade, market, business] reprendre ; [weather, performance, health] s'améliorer ; [ill person] se rétablir ; things have picked up slightly ça commence à aller mieux ;2 ( resume) reprendre ; to pick up (from) where one left off reprendre là où on s'est arrêté ;▶ pick [sb/sth] up, pick up [sb/sth]1 (lift, take hold of) ( to tidy) ramasser [object, litter, toys, clothes] ; ( to examine) prendre ; ( after fall) relever [person, child] ; ( for cuddle) prendre [qn] dans ses bras [person, child] ; to pick sth up in ou with one's left hand prendre qch de sa main gauche ; to pick up the telephone décrocher le téléphone ; the wave picked up the boat la vague a soulevé le bateau ; to pick up the bill ou tab ○ régler l'addition, casquer ○ ;2 ( collect) prendre [passenger, cargo, hitcher] ; (passer) prendre [dry-cleaning, ticket, keys] ; aller chercher [person from airport, station] ; could you pick me up? est-ce que tu peux venir me chercher? ;▶ pick [sth] up, pick up [sth]1 ( buy) prendre, acheter [milk, bread, newspaper] ; dénicher [bargain, find] ; could you pick up some milk on the way home? peux-tu prendre du lait en rentrant à la maison? ;2 (learn, acquire) apprendre [language] ; prendre [habit, accent] ; développer [skill] ; where did he pick up those manners? où a-t-il pris or attrapé ces manières? ; I'm hoping to pick up some tips j'espère obtenir quelques tuyaux ; it's not difficult, you'll soon pick it up ce n'est pas difficile, tu t'y mettras vite ;3 ( catch) attraper [illness, cold, infection] ;4 (notice, register) [person] repérer [mistake, error] ; [person, machine] détecter [defect] ;5 ( detect) [person, animal] trouver [trail, scent] ; [searchlight, radar] détecter la présence de [aircraft, person, object] ; Radio, Telecom capter [signal, broadcast] ;6 (gain, earn) gagner [point, size] ; acquérir [reputation] ; to pick up speed prendre de la vitesse ;7 ( resume) reprendre [conversation, career] ; you'll soon pick up your French again ton français te reviendra vite ; to pick up the pieces (of one's life) recoller les morceaux ;▶ pick [sb] up, pick up [sb]4 ( find fault with) faire des remarques à [person] (on sur) ; they'll pick you up for being improperly dressed ils vont te faire remarquer que tu n'es pas vêtu correctement ;
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airplane — /air playn /, n. 1. a heavier than air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc. 2. any similar heavier than air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter. Also … Universalium
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