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plan d’ouverture

English translation: air intakes are tilted with respect to the wing surface plane


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French term or phrase:plan d’ouverture
English translation:air intakes are tilted with respect to the wing surface plane
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13:44 May 17, 2011
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Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space / structure de cerf-volant.
French term or phrase: plan d’ouverture
Hi,

“chaque caisson est muni d’une entrée d’air sur l’avant de la voilure, à hauteur du bord d’attaque. Ces entrées d’air ont un plan d’ouverture incliné, par rapport au plan de la voilure … »

Im thinking of « aperture plan »

Thanks in advance :)
loulou79
air intakes are tilted with respect to the wing surface plane
Explanation:
An illustration would help, though.
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JL01
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Thanks a lot :)
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5 +1air intakes are tilted with respect to the wing surface planeJL01
4intake planerkillings


  

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air intakes are tilted with respect to the wing surface plane


Explanation:
An illustration would help, though.

JL01
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Thanks a lot :)

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agree  philgoddard: You could possibly leave out "plane", as a surface is a plane.
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intake plane


Explanation:
Keep it simple.


    Reference: http://aerade.cranfield.ac.uk/ara/arc/rm/3134.pdf
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