Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

à sortir

English translation:

cylinder force required to open/extend the slats

Added to glossary by Unbounded Arts
Feb 22, 2010 14:56
14 yrs ago
French term

à sortir

French to English Tech/Engineering Aerospace / Aviation / Space aircrafts - technical document
'effort à sortir' - in stress calculations
example: Effort vérin à sortir
This document is about the wing group slats etc of an aircraft

Discussion

Stephane BRUXELLE Feb 22, 2010:
Isn't there something like 'force out' or equivalent?

Proposed translations

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cylinder force required to open the slats

Slats tend not to be aerodynamically balanced so the forces required to open or close them are significant. "Sortir" in the sense that the slats emerge from the wing.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-02-22 18:05:58 GMT)
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Or "extend" as per Kashew's suggestion below, which may be better than "open"

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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-02-22 18:06:52 GMT)
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or above suggestion, as KudoZ jumps around a bit....
Peer comment(s):

agree Carruthers (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to all!"
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extension

extension or deployment force.

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Note added at 1 heure (2010-02-22 16:02:31 GMT)
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[...] This report explains the inadvertent deployment of the MD-11 ... Safety issues in the report focused on the inadequate design of the flap/slat actuation handle,[...]
Deployment seems slightly better than extension.
Peer comment(s):

agree MatthewLaSon : I know basically nothing about this field, but your answer seems to make sense. Have a great day.
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