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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Daniel Coria Argentina Local time: 12:55 | ||||||
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4 +6 | electronic flight bag |
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electronic flight bag Explanation: Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) is an electronic information management device that helps flight crews perform flight management tasks more easily and efficiently with less paper. It is a general purpose computing platform intended to reduce, or replace, paper-based reference material often found in the Pilot's carry-on Flight Bag, including the Aircraft Operating Manual, Aircrew Operating Manual, and Navigational Charts (including moving map for air and ground operations). In addition, the EFB can host purpose-built software applications to automate other functions normally conducted by hand, such as performance take-off calculations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_flight_bag The Electronic Flight Bag brings the technological advances of computer information delivery and management to the airplane flight deck for the first time, ... http://www.boeing.com/commercial/flightops/efb.html My 2 cents... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2008-08-26 15:13:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Aquí va la referencia bilingüe de Boeing: Otras características clave de la cabina del 787 son las pantallas elevadas dobles (“HUD”) y la doble cartera de vuelo electrónica. Boeing ya ofrece estos dispositivos en otros modelos, pero en el 787 serán... http://www.boeing.es/ViewContent.do?id=1251&Year=2005 Other key features of the new 787 flight deck are the dual head-up displays (HUDs) and dual electronic flight bag. Boeing has offered HUDs and electronic flight bags on other models but with the 787 they are http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2005/q3/nr_050831g.html |
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