Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

masse a vide hors option

English translation:

Empty weight or unladen weight/mass (without options or optional parts)

Added to glossary by Drmanu49
May 2, 2007 13:38
17 yrs ago
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French term

masse a vide hors option

French to English Tech/Engineering Aerospace / Aviation / Space manufacturers specifications for helicopter
Appears in alist of specs including length, height etc
unladen mass but what is 'hors option'?

Proposed translations

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Empty weight or unladent weight/mass (without options or optional parts)

Basic Data. Empty Weight, 1200 kg. Max. All up Weight, 2200 kg ... The Lancer Helicopter is a light attack helicopter developed by HAL as a cost-effective ...
www.hal-india.com/exports/helicopters.asp - 25k -

without options. Net weight with options, 683 lb (310 kg), N/A, N/A, N/A ... Helicopter Model/Co. Conair, Isolair, Sheetcraft, Simplex. (tank empty weight), ...
www.fs.fed.us/eng/pubs/html/95571307/95571307.html - 39k -

Main article: List of units using the Chinook helicopter ... Empty weight: 10185 kg (22450 lb); Loaded weight: 12100 kg (26680 lb); Max takeoff weight: ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Chinook - 40k

Helicopter bucket dipping with the largest capacity Griffith and Bambi buckets ... Empty weight is about 3000 lb (1361 kg). An axle and wheels on one side ...
www.fs.fed.us/eng/pubs/html/94571307/94571307.html - 20k -

The UK is home to the world’s fifth-largest civil helicopter fleet, according to the British ... Large helicopters – unladen weight in excess of 2000kg ...
commercecan.ic.gc.ca/scdt/bizmap/interface2.nsf/vDownload/ISA_5719/$file/X_6365569.DOC

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Note added at 14 minutes (2007-05-02 13:52:57 GMT) Post-grading
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Sorry, please remove the unsightly T from laden!
Peer comment(s):

agree Vicky Papaprodromou
5 hrs
Thank you Vicky.
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