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Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space | | English term or phrase: flamout | Estamos a tentar aterrar um avião sem combustível.
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What it means it doesn't contain fuel for feeding itself and a *** FLAMEOUT*** could occur and it is necessary to lower the nose again.
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| | falha do motor | Explanation:
flame out(of a jet engine) to suddenly fail to function, because the flame has gone out:{They} have successfully conducted tests with fuels which ignite on contact with air and.... can relight jet engines which have flamed out at high altitudes.
The sudden failure of a jet engine to function, because the flame has gone out, especially while in flight. |
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43 mins confidence:  falha do motor
Explanation:
flame out(of a jet engine) to suddenly fail to function, because the flame has gone out:{They} have successfully conducted tests with fuels which ignite on contact with air and.... can relight jet engines which have flamed out at high altitudes.
The sudden failure of a jet engine to function, because the flame has gone out, especially while in flight.
| Claudia Massey
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2 hrs confidence: falha do motor por falta de copmbustível
Explanation:
"flameout" = apagamento da chama do motor (literal)
E não apenas "falha do motor" que pode ser devida por outras causas.
O flameout pode também ocorrer se um avião cruza a esteira de ar de outro avião, interrompendo o fluxo de ar para os motores...
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