english for aerospace Flashcards by Rémi Carré

Q

ailerons

A

ailerons

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airfoil (US) / aerofoil (Br)

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profil d’aile

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APU (Auxiliary power unit)

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Groupe auxiliaire de puissance

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cabin

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cabine

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call sign

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indicatif (d’appel)

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cockpit, flight deck

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cockpit

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controle surface

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gouvernes

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elevator

A

gouverne de profondeur

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engine (motor)

A

moteur

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flaps

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volets (de bord de fuite)

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fuselage, body

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fuselage

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hold (cargo)

A

soute à bagages

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horizontale stabilizer

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plan fixe

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landing gear

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train d’atterissage

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leading / trailing edge

A

bord d’attaque / bord de fuite

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nose

A

nez

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propeller

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hélice

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rudder

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gouverne de direction

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(leading edge) slats

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becs de bord d’attaque

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spolier

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destructeur de portance (et aérofrein)

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tail

A

queue , empennage

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upper / lower surface (of the wing)

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extrados / intrados (de l’aile)

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vertical stabilizer, fin

A

dérive

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wing

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aile

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winglet

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winglet (ailette marginale)

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weight

A

poids

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lift

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portance

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trhust

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poussée

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drag, air resistance

A

trainée

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pitch or lateral axis

A

tangage

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roll or longitudinal axis

A

roulis

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yaw or vertical axis

A

lacet

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pushback

A

pushback

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taxiing (in or out)

A

taxi , roulage

Q

ascent, climb

A

montée

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take off

A

décollage

Q

to climb

A

gagner de l’altitude

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to descend

A

perdre de l’altitude

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descent

A

descente

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holding pattern

A

circuit d’attente

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(final) approach

A

approche

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to touche down

A

atterrir, poser les roues

Q

to land

A

atterir

Q

landing

A

atterisage

Q

aerodynamics

A

aérodynamisme

Q

aircraft

A

aéronef

Q

airliner

A

avion de ligne

Q

airplane, aeroplane

A

avion

Q

callsign

A

indicatif d’appel

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drane; UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)

A

drone

Q

glider

A

planeur

Q

jumbo jet

A

jumbo jet

Q

narrow body

A

petit porteur

Q

one seater aircraft

A

monoplace

Q

single aisle

A

petit porteur

Q

stall

A

décrochage

Q

subsonic

A

subsonique

Q

transonic

A

transsonique

Q

turboprop

A

turboprop

Q

turbofan

A

turbofan

Q

twin-ailse

A

gros porteur

Q

twin engine

A

bi moteur

Q

wide body

A

gros porteur