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61 weight
вес; грузweight of fuel flow — весовой расход горючего [топлива]
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62 system
system of axes3-component LDV system3-D LDV system4-D system4-D flight-management system4-D guidance systemAC electrical systemactuation systemaerial delivery systemaerostat systemAEW systemafterburning control systemAI-based expert systemaileron-to-rudder systemair bleed offtake systemair cushion systemair cycle systemair data systemair defence systemair induction systemair refueling systemair traffic control systemair-combat advisory systemair-conditioning systemair-path axis systemair-turbine starting systemairborne early warning systemaircooling systemaircraft reference axis systemaircraft weight-and-balance measuring systemaircraft-autopilot systemaircraft-based systemaircraft-bifilar-pendulum systemaircraft-carried earth axis systemaircraft-carried normal earth axis systemaircrew escape systemairfield lighting control systemairframe/rotor systemairspeed systemalcohol-wash systemalignment control systemall-electronic systemall-weather mission systemaltitude loss warning systemangle-of-attack command systemanti-collision systemanti-g systemantitorque systemanti-icing systemantiskid systemarea-navigation systemARI systemartificial feel systemartificial intelligence-based expert systemartificially augmented flight control systemATC systemattitude and heading reference systemaudio systemaudiovisual systemauto-diagnosis systemauto-hover systemautolanding systemautomatic cambering systemautomatic trim systemautostabilization systemautotrim systemaxis systemB systembalance-fixed coordinate systembase-excited systembasic axis systembeam-foundation systembifilar pendulum suspension systembladder systemblowing systemblowing boundary layer control systemblown flap systembody axis systembody axis coordinate systembody-fitted coordinate systembody-fixed reference systemboom systemboosted flight control systembraking systembreathing systembuddy-buddy refuelling systemcabin pressurization systemcable-mount systemCAD systemcanopy's jettison systemcardiovascular systemcargo loading systemcargo-handling systemcarrier catapult systemcartesian axis systemCat III systemcentral nervous systemCGI systemcirculating oil systemclosed cooling systemclosed-loop systemcockpit systemcockpit management systemcollision avoidance systemcombined cooling systemcommand-by-voice systemcommand/vehicle systemcommercial air transportation systemcompensatory systemcomputer-aided design systemcomputer-assisted systemcomputer-generated image systemcomputer-generated visual systemconcentrated-mass systemconflict-alert systemconservative systemconstant bandwidth systemconstant gain systemconsultative expert systemcontrol systemcontrol augmented systemcontrol loader systemcooling systemcoordinate systemcounterstealth systemcoupled systemcoupled fire and flight-control systemcovert mission systemcrew systemscueing systemcurvilinear coordinate systemdamped systemdata systemdata acquisition systemdata handling systemdata transfer systemdata-gathering systemDC electrical systemdecision support systemdefensive avionics systemdeicing systemdemisting systemdeparture prevention systemdeterministic systemdual-dual redundant system4-D navigation system6-DOF motion systemdiagnosable systemdial-a-flap systemdirect impingement starting systemdisplacement control systemdisplay systemdisplay-augmented systemdivergent systemDLC systemdogfight systemdoor-to-door systemDoppler ground velocity systemdouble-balance systemdrive systemdrive train/rotor systemdry air refueling systemdual-field-of-view systemdual-wing systemdynamic systemearly-warning systemEarth-centered coordinate systemearth-fixed axis systemearth/sky/horizon projector systemejection systemejection display systemejection seat escape systemejection sequence systemejector exhaust systemejector lift systemelection safety systemelectric starting systemelectro-expulsive deicing systemelectro-impulse deicing systemelectro-vibratory deicing systemelectronic flight instrumentation systemElint systememergency power systememitter locator systemEMP-protected systemengine monitoring systemengine-propeller systemengine-related systemenhanced lift systemenvelope-limiting systemenvironmental control systemescape systemexcessive pitch attitude warning systemexhaust systemFADEC systemfault-tolerant systemFBW systemfeathering systemfeedback systemfeel systemfin axis systemfire detection systemfire suppression systemfire-extinguishing systemfire-protection systemfive-point restraint systemfixed-structure control systemflap systemflap/slat systemflash-protection systemflexible manufacturing systemflight control systemflight control actuation systemflight director systemflight inspection systemflight management systemflight path systemflight path axis systemflight test systemflight-test instrumentation systemflotation systemfluid anti-icing systemflutter control systemflutter margin augmentation systemflutter suppression systemfluttering systemfly-by-light systemfly-by-light control systemfly-by-wire systemfly-by-wire/power-by-wire control systemfoolproof systemforce-excited systemforce-feel systemforward vision augmentation systemfuel conservative guidance systemfuel management systemfuel transfer systemfull-vectoring systemfull-authority digital engine control systemfull-motion systemfull-state systemfull-time systemfully articulated rotor systemfuselage axis systemg-command systemg-cueing systemg-limiting systemgas generator control systemgas turbine starting systemglobal positioning systemgoverning systemground collision avoidance systemground proximity warning systemground-axes systemground-fixed coordinate systemground-referenced navigation systemgust alleviation systemgust control systemgyroscopic systemgyroscopically coupled systemhalon fire-extinguishing systemhalon gas fire-fighting systemhands-off systemhead-aimed systemheadup guidance systemhelmet pointing systemhelmet-mounted visual systemhierarchical systemhigh-damping systemhigh-authority systemhigh-lift systemhigh-order systemhigh-pay-off systemhigh-resolution systemhigher harmonic control systemhose-reel systemhot-gas anti-icing systemhub plane axis systemhub plane reference axis systemhub-fixed coordinate systemhydraulic systemhydraulic starting systemhydropneumatic systemhydrostatic motion systemhysteretic systemice-protection systemicing cloud spray systemicing-protection systemidentification friend or foe systemimage generator systemin-flight entertainment systemincidence limiting systeminert gas generating systeminertial coordinate systeminertial navigation systeminertial reference systeminfinite-dimensional systeminformation management systeminlet boundary layer control systeminlet control systeminput systeminstruction systeminstrument landing systeminstrumentation systemintelligence systemintelligent systeminterconnection systemintermediate axis systemintrusion alarm systemintrusion detection systeminverted fuel systemlanding guidance systemlarge-travel motion systemlaser-based visual systemlateral attitude control systemlateral control systemlateral feel systemlateral seat restraint systemlateral-directional stability and command augmentation systemlead compensated systemleft-handed coordinate systemleg restraint systemlife support systemliferaft deployment systemlift-distribution control systemlighter-than-air systemlightly damped systemlightning protection systemlightning sensor systemlightning warning systemlimited-envelope flight control systemlinear vibrating systemliquid oxygen systemload control systemload indication systemlocal-horizon systemloom systemlow-damping systemlow-order systemLQG controlled systemlubrication systemlumped parameter systemMach number systemmain transmission systemmaintenance diagnostic systemmaintenance record systemman-in-the-loop systemman-machine systemmaneuver demand systemmaneuvering attack systemmass-spring-dashpot systemmass-spring-damper systemmast-mounted sight systemmechanical-hydraulic flight control systemmicrowave landing systemMIMO systemmine-sweeping systemmissile systemmissile-fixed systemmission-planning systemmobile aircraft arresting systemmodal cancellation systemmodal suppression systemmode-decoupling systemmodel reference systemmodel-based visual systemmodel-following systemmodelboard systemmolecular sieve oxygen generation systemmonopulse systemmotion systemmotion generation systemmulti-input single-output systemmulti-input, multi-output systemmultimode systemmultibody systemmultidegree-of-freedom systemmultiloop systemmultiple-input single output systemmultiple-input, multiple-output systemmultiple-loop systemmultiple-redundant systemmultiply supported systemmultishock systemmultivariable systemnavigation management systemnavigation/attack systemnavigation/bomb systemNDT systemneuromuscular systemnight/dusk visual systemportable aircraft arresting systemnitrogen inerting systemno-tail-rotor systemnonminimum phase systemnonoscillatory systemnonconservative systemnormal earth-fixed axis systemNotar systemnozzle control systemnuclear-hardened systemobserver-based systemobstacle warning systemoil systemon-board inert gas generation systemon-board maintenance systemon-board oxygen generating systemon-off systemone degree of freedom systemone-shot lubrication systemopen cooling systemopen seat escape systemopen-loop systemoperability systemoptic-based control systemoptimally controlled systemorthogonal axis systemoxygen generation systemparachute systempartial vectoring systempartial vibrating systemperformance-seeking systemperturbed systempilot reveille systempilot vision systempilot-aircraft systempilot-aircraft-task systempilot-in-the-loop systempilot-manipulator systempilot-plus-airplane systempilot-vehicle-task systempilot-warning systempilot/vehicle systempitch change systempitch compensation systempitch stability and command augmentation systempitch rate systempitch rate command systempitch rate flight control systempneumatic deicing systempneumatic ice-protection systempneumodynamic systemposition hold systempower systempower-assisted systempower-boosted systempowered high-lift systempowered-lift systemprecognitive systempressurization systempreview systemprobabilistically diagnosable systemprobe refuelling systempronated escape systempropeller-fixed coordinate systempropulsive lift systemproximity warning systempursuit systempush-rod control systemquantized systemrandom systemrating systemreconfigurable systemrectangular coordinate systemreduced-gain systemreference axis systemrefuelling systemremote augmentor lift systemremote combustion systemresponse-feedback systemrestart systemrestraint systemrestructurable control systemretraction systemride-control systemride-quality systemride-quality augmentation systemride-smoothing systemright-handed axis systemright-handed coordinate systemrigid body systemrobotic refueling systemrod-mass systemroll augmentation systemroll rate command systemrotating systemrotor systemrotor isolation systemrotor-body systemrotor-wing lift systemroute planner systemrudder trim systemrudder-augmentation systemsampled-data systemscheduling systemschlieren systemsea-based systemseat restraint systemseatback video systemself-adjoint systemself-contained starting systemself-diagnosable systemself-excited systemself-repairing systemself-sealing fuel systemself-tuning systemshadow-mask systemshadowgraph systemship-fixed coordinate systemshock systemshort-closed oil systemsighting systemsimulation systemsimulator-based learning systemsingle degree of freedom systemsingle-input multiple-output systemsingularly perturbed systemsituational awareness systemsix-axis motion systemsix-degree-of-freedom motion systemsix-puck brake systemski-and-wheel systemskid-to-turn systemsnapping systemsoft mounting systemsoft ride systemsound systemspeed-stability systemspherical coordinate systemspin recovery systemspin-prevention systemspring-mass-dashpot systemstability and control augmentation systemstability augmentation systemstability axis coordinate systemstability enhancement systemstall detection systemstall inhibitor systemstall protection systemstall warning systemstarting systemstealth systemstochastic systemstorage and retrieval systemstore alignment systemstores management systemstrap-down inertial systemstructural systemstructural-mode compensation systemstructural-mode control systemstructural-mode suppression systemSTT systemsuppression systemsuspension systemtactile sensory systemtail clearance control systemtail warning systemtask-tailored systemterrain-aided navigation systemterrain-referencing systemtest systemthermal control systemthermal protection systemthreat-warning systemthree-axis augmentation systemthree-body tethered systemthree-control systemthree-gyro systemthrough-the-canopy escape systemthrust modulation systemthrust-vectoring systemtilt-fold-rotor systemtime-invariant systemtime-varying systemtip-path-plane coordinate systemtorque command/limiting systemtractor rocket systemtrailing cone static pressure systemtraining systemtrajectory guidance systemtranslation rate command systemtranslational acceleration control systemtrim systemtrim tank systemtriple-load-path systemtutoring systemtwin-dome systemtwo degree of freedom systemtwo-body systemtwo-input systemtwo-input two-output systemtwo-pod systemtwo-shock systemtwo-step shock absorber systemunpowered flap systemunpowered high-lift systemutility services management systemvapor cycle cooling systemvariable feel systemvariable stability systemvariable structure systemvestibular sensory systemvibrating systemvibration isolation systemvibration-control systemvibration-damping systemvideo-disc-based visual systemvisor projection systemvisual systemvisual display systemvisual flying rules systemvisual sensory systemvisual simulation systemvisually coupled systemvoice-activated systemvortex systemvortex attenuating systemVTOL control systemwake-imaging systemwarning systemwater injection cooling systemwater-mist systemwater-mist spray systemweather systemwheel steering systemwide angle visual systemwind coordinate systemwind shear systemwind-axes systemwind-axes coordinate systemwind-fixed coordinate systemwing axis systemwing flap systemwing sweep systemwing-load-alleviation systemwing-mounted systemwing/propulsion systemwiring systemyaw vane system -
63 valve
valve nклапанairfield fuel valveаэродромный штуцер заправки топливомair pressure valveвоздушный редукторair valveвоздушный клапанanti-icing shutoff valveзаслонка противообледенительной системыautomatic relief valveавтомат разгрузкиbleed valve control mechanismмеханизм управления клапанами перепуска воздухаbleed valve control unitблок управления клапанами перепускаbypass valveклапан перепускаcharging valveзарядный клапанcheck valveобратный клапанcompressor bleed valveклапан перепуска воздуха из компрессораconditioned air emergency valveаварийный клапан сброса давления в системе кондиционированияcontrol valveклапан управленияcross-feed valveкран кольцеванияcutin valveкран включенияcutoff valveотсечный клапанdischarge valveразгрузочный клапанdrain valveсливной кранdump valveкран сливаengine start valveклапан запуска двигателяexhaust valveклапан выпускаexhaust valve stem guideнаправляющая выпускного клапанаfilter drain valveсливной клапан фильтраfloat-type fueling valveпоплавковый клапан заправки топливомfuel fire shutoff valveпротивопожарный отсечный клапан топливаfueling valveкран заправки топливомfuel shutoff valve leverрычаг стоп-крана подачи топливаgear box drain valveсливной кран коробки приводовhydraulic bypass valveклапан перепуска гидросистемыhydraulic relief valveпредохранительный клапан гидросистемыhydraulic shutoff valveзапорный клапан гидросистемыinlet guides valveвходной направляющий аппаратintake valveклапан впускаintertank valveкран соединения топливных баковjettison valveкран аварийного слива топливаline-disconnect valveразъемный клапан линииoverspeed valveцентробежный клапанoverspeed valve flyweightгрузик центробежного клапанаoxygen valveкислородный вентильpressure-reducing valveредуктор давленияpressure-relief valveпредохранительный клапанpressurising cabin valveклапан наддуваrelief valveразгрузочный клапанreverser lock control valveклапан управления замком реверсаself-closing valveавтоматически закрывающийся клапанservo valveсервоклапанshutoff solenoid valveэлектрический стоп-кранshutoff valveперекрывной клапанshuttle valveчелночный клапанslide valveзолотникsnubber valveклапан торможенияsolenoid-operated valveэлектрический кранstarted fuel valveклапан пускового топливаsteering-damping control valveраспределительно демпфирующий механизмtank vent valveдренажный клапан бакаthermal-relief valveтерморазгрузочный клапанthermal valveтермоклапанthrottle valveдроссельный кранthrottle valve assemblyузел дозирующей иглы командно-топливного агрегатаthrottle valve sleeveвтулка дозирующей иглыtime the valvesрегулировать газораспределениеtire inflation valveзарядный вентиль пневматикаtransfer valveперепускной клапанtwo-position valveдвухпозиционный клапанvacuum valveвакуумный предохранительный клапанvalve housingклапанная коробкаvalve mechanical driveмеханизм включения кранаvalve mechanismклапанный механизмvalve operating pinтолкатель клапанаvalve push rodтяга - толкатель клапановvalve seatседло клапанаvalve shellклапанная коробкаvalve springпружина клапанаvalve stemшток клапанаvalve timingгазораспределениеvalve timing diagramдиаграмма газораспределенияvent check valveобратный клапан дренажной системы -
64 valve
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65 hose
рукав, гибкая труба, шлангground air conditioning hose — шланг наземного [аэродромного] кондиционера
roll in the hose — скатывать [сворачивать] шланг
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66 pipe
труба, трубопровод, см. тж. duct, line, pipeline, tube; жарг. реактивный самолёт; подавать(ся) по трубопроводуmain propellant feed pipe — трубопровод для (компонента) основного ракетного топлива [ракетного топлива для основного или маршевого ракетного двигателя]
oxidizer coolant supply pipe — трубопровод подачи окислителя, используемого в качестве охлаждающей жидкости
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67 echar
echar ( conjugate echar) verbo transitivo 1◊ lo eché a la basura I threw it out o away;echó la moneda al aire he tossed the coin; echaron el ancla/la red they cast anchor/their net; echó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back; echar algo a perder to ruin sth; echar de menos algo/a algn to miss sth/sbb)‹ gobierno› to bring down; ‹ proyecto› to destroy; ‹ esperanzas› to dash; ‹ moral› to undermine; ‹puerta/valla› to break … down 2 ( expulsar) ‹ persona› ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq); (de bar, casa) to throw … out; ( de colegio) to expel 3 ‹ carta› to mail (AmE), to post (BrE) 4 ¿echaste el cerrojo? did you bolt the door?b) ( mover):◊ lo echó para atrás/a un lado she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)/to one side5 1 ‹ gasolina› to put in;◊ ¿le echas azúcar al café? do you take sugar in your coffee?2◊ echarle la culpa a algn to put o lay the blame on sb3 (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc):◊ ¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?;de aquí a tu casa échale una hora it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house 4 (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) ‹programa/película› to show echarse verbo pronominal 1 echarse de cabeza al agua to dive into the water; echarse a perder [ comida] to go bad, go off (BrE); [cosecha/proyecto/plan] to be ruinedc) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl):échate un poco para allá move over that way a bit; echarse atrás to back out 2c) (Esp fam) ‹novio/novia›:◊ se ha echado novia he's found o got himself a girlfriend3 (Méx fam) ( romper) to break 4 (Col fam) ( tardar) ‹horas/días› to take 5 ( empezar) echarse a to start o begin to, start o begin;◊ se echó a correr he started to run o started running;las palomas se echaron a volar the doves flew off
echar
I verbo transitivo
1 (por el aire) to throw: ¡echa la pelota!, throw us the ball
2 (añadir) to put (una bebida) to pour (gasolina) to put petrol (in the car): échale más agua al caldo, put more water in the soup
3 (despedir: humo, olor) to give off: este motor echa chispas, there are sparks coming out of this engine (del trabajo) to sack, fire (obligar a salir) to throw out: le echaron del instituto, they expelled him from school
4 (calcular subjetivamente) to reckon: le echó más años, he thought she was older
5 fam (un espectáculo) to show
6 (derribar) echar abajo, (edificio) to demolish
7 (+ sustantivo) figurado échale una ojeada a esto, have a look at this figurado echarle una mano a alguien, to give sb a hand
8 echar de menos o en falta, to miss ➣ Ver nota en miss
II vi (+ a + infinitivo) (empezar) to begin to: echó a andar, she started to walk
de repente echó a correr, she suddenly started to run ' echar' also found in these entries: Spanish: añorar - balón - bautizar - borda - botar - bronca - buenaventura - cabezada - campana - cana - capote - cara - cierre - correo - extrañar - falta - guante - jarra - jarro - leña - mano - mirada - ojo - olvidarse - papilla - película - perder - peste - polvo - pulso - resto - saco - salar - sapo - siesta - sortear - suerte - tierra - tirar - vista - vistazo - amarra - ancla - barriga - basura - brote - buzón - calle - carta - casa English: anchor - arm wrestle - belch - blame - boot - boot out - brake - browse - bud - cast - catapult - chase away - chuck out - demolish - dip into - discharge - door - doze - draw - evict - explode - eye - fill out - fire - forget - froth - fuel - fume - glance down - glance round - hair - hex - jettison - kick out - lace - launch - lay - lend - lie down - lock up - look - lot - mail - miss - muck up - peep - post - puff - pull apart - put -
68 manifold
1. коллектор2. распределительный трубопровод; магистральdefuelling manifolddistribution manifoldfuel feed manifoldfuelling manifoldjettison manifoldvent manifold -
69 nozzle
1. сопло; насадок; патрубок; выпускное отверстие2. форсунка2-D nozzleaerodynamic nozzleafterburner nozzleasymmetric nozzleaxisymmetric nozzleblowing nozzleboiler-plate nozzleboom nozzleclosed-down engine nozzlecoannular nozzlecoaxial nozzlecombined nozzleconical nozzleconstant geometry nozzleconvergent nozzleconvergent-divergent nozzleconverging-diverging nozzlecorrugated nozzlecruise nozzledeflectable thrust nozzleejector nozzleexhaust nozzleexhaust-mixing nozzleflap nozzleflight nozzlefuel nozzlefull-span nozzlefully variable nozzlefully vectoring nozzlehigh-aspect-ratio nozzleinverted coannular nozzlejet nozzlejettison nozzlelift nozzlelobe nozzlelow-pressure nozzlemovable nozzlemultiflap nozzlemultitube nozzlenonvectoring nozzlenonaxisymmetric nozzlenoncircular nozzlepartial vectoring nozzleplane nozzleplug nozzlepneumatic thrust deflecting nozzlepropulsion nozzlerectangular nozzlereversing nozzlerotatable nozzleround nozzlesecond nozzleshaped nozzlesharplipped nozzleskewed nozzlesound-suppression nozzlesupersonic nozzlesuppressor nozzleswivel nozzletailored nozzlethrust vectoring nozzlethrust vectoring/reversing nozzletotal thrust vectoring nozzletwo-dimensional nozzlevariable area nozzles of turbine stagevariable-area nozzlevariable-geometry nozzlevectoring nozzlevectoring/reversing nozzlezero-scarf nozzle -
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площадь; участок; пространство; область, район, зона; поверхность"gold-plated" area of instrument panel — наиболее легко обозреваемый (лётчиком) участок приборной доски
area of high pressure — метео. область высокого давления, антициклон
area of low pressure — метео. область низкого давления, циклон
assembly and test area — ркт. сборочно-проверочная площадка
booster (engine) disposal area — район сброса [падения] стартовых двигателей [ускорителей]
booster (engine) impact area — район сброса [падения] стартовых двигателей [ускорителей]
disc area of main rotor — верт. площадь диска несущего винта
exhaust jet area — площадь выходного сечения сопла; площадь сечения струи истекающих газов
floor area between the ramps — площадь пола грузовой кабины между (передним и задним) грузовыми трапами
guidance and control area — ркт. площадка управления пуском и наведением
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71 device
устройство; механизм; прибор; приспособление; аппарат; средствоinfrared target seeking device — тепловая головка самонаведения; теплопеленгатор, тепловой координатор цели
power failure detection device — прибор обнаружения отказа двигателя, сигнализатор потери мощности [тяги] двигателя
visual stall warning device — визуальный сигнализатор срыва [сваливания]
zero-gravity positive expulsion device — устройство для обеспечения топливоподачи (из баков) в условиях невесомости
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72 selector
задатчик; рычаг управления [переключения]; переключатель, см. тж. switch -
73 tap valve
plug valve — конический клапан; пробковый кран
The English-Russian dictionary general scientific > tap valve
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