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NAVIGATION CELESTIAL OBSERVATION [3 records]

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Record 1 2014-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • River and Sea Navigation
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
DEF

The plotting and directing of the movement of a vehicle from within by means of observations on celestial bodies.

CONT

An applicant for a flight navigation licence ... shall satisfy the Licensing Authority as to his knowledge of: ... navigational procedures including: ... navigation by dead-reckoning, navigation by celestial observations ...

OBS

"Celestial navigation" usually refers to the process as accomplished by a human operator. The same process accomplished automatically by a machine is usually termed "celestial guidance" or sometimes "automatic celestial navigation."

OBS

celestial navigation: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
DEF

Navigation utilisant des astres d'apparence ponctuelle comme repères.

CONT

[...] la navigation astronomique [...] permet au navigateur de situer la position de l'avion en vol par une visée du soleil ou d'une étoile identifiée; ce calcul du point, analogue à celui qui est pratiqué dans la navigation maritime, demande pourtant un certain délai et n'offre qu'une précision pas toujours compatible avec la rapidité des avions modernes.

OBS

Dans l'espace, la navigation stellaire fait généralement appel à des suiveurs stellaires.

OBS

navigation astronomique; navigation par les astres : termes uniformisés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

OBS

navigation astronomique : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
  • Lanzamiento y maniobras en el espacio
OBS

navegación astronómica: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 1991-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Controls (Aeroindustry)
CONT

Inspection and observation [windows]. The windows used for examining compartments and equipment in and about the airplane, and astrodomes used for celestial navigation.

CONT

Four types of windows are installed on the aircraft [Lockheed]: Flight station windows; cabin windows; door windows; inspection and observation windows ... Inspection and observation windows are installed in various places where they can be used for alternate verification of important functions or for special decision-making situations. The following inspection devices and observation windows are used: Inspection tube for nose landing gear locking. Optical viewer (peephole) in flight station door. Window in door to electrical service center. Optical viewers in floor access panels to cargo compartments and galley compartment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

Fenêtres de visite et d'observation. Fenêtres servant à examiner les compartiments et équipements situés à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur de l'aéronef, et astrodômes servant à la navigation astronomique.

CONT

Caravelle. (...) On distingue quatre catégories de hublots : - Les glaces de pare-brise. - Les hublots de cabine (comprenant les hublots des issues de secours) - Les hublots de portes avant, gauche et droite. - Les fenêtres de visite et d'observation.

Spanish

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Record 3 1991-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Controls (Aeroindustry)
CONT

Inspection and observation [windows]. The windows used for examining compartments and equipment in and about the airplane, and astrodomes used for celestial navigation.

CONT

Four types of windows are installed on the aircraft [Lockheed]: Flight station windows; cabin windows; door windows; inspection and observation windows. ... Inspection and observation windows are installed in various places where they can be used for alternate verification of important functions or for special decision-making situations. The following inspection devices and observation windows are used: Inspection tube for nose landing gear locking. Optical viewer (peephole) in flight station door. Window in door to electrical service center. Optical viewers in floor access panels to cargo compartments and galley compartment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
CONT

Fenêtres de visite et d'observation. Fenêtres servant à examiner les compartiments et équipements situés à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur de l'aéronef, et astrodômes servant à la navigation astronomique.

CONT

Caravelle. (...) On distingue quatre catégories de hublots: - Les glaces de pare-brise. - Les hublots de cabine (comprenant les hublots des issues de secours). - Les hublots de portes avant, gauche et droite. - Les fenêtres de visite et d'observation.

Spanish

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