Nov 15, 2005 11:26
18 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
Pendulaire Multi axe
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Aerospace / Aviation / Space
Microlight aircraft
In a list of microlight facilities. Complete list is "-Initiation au pilotage d’ULM.
Equipement disponible : Club house – Hangar - Piste de 375 m - Pendulaire Multi axe.
Prices : Sortie ULM : 91 €/heure, Baptême de l’air : 22 €/personne, Vol d’altitude : 45 €/personne."
Equipement disponible : Club house – Hangar - Piste de 375 m - Pendulaire Multi axe.
Prices : Sortie ULM : 91 €/heure, Baptême de l’air : 22 €/personne, Vol d’altitude : 45 €/personne."
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | words to look into NFG |
Bourth (X)
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| 4 +2 | Pendular, Multiaxe |
MurielP (X)
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| 1 +1 | fixed-wing microlight |
awilliams
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Proposed translations
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words to look into NFG
Ran out of rambling-on space in the comments box above.
Wasn't far wrong with "pod".
The WEIGHTSHIFT OR FLEXWING type of aircraft has a trike unit suspended under a wing evolved from the hang glider. Control is by using the control bar to shift the weight of the trike (ie the combined mass of the POD, engine and occupants) relative to the wing. The 3-AXIS TYPE of microlight on the other hand looks like, and some cases will outperform a traditional light aircraft.
http://www.micropages.co.uk/training.html
For some pictures that come up with "ULM + pendulaire" and "microlight + weightshift OR flexwing", look at:
membres.lycos.fr
www.ulm-maroc.com
volrecreatif.com
www.nmai.ie
www.hgfa.asn.au
www.ulstermicrolightclub.com
www.durham-microlights.co.uk
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Note added at 13 hrs 42 mins (2005-11-16 01:08:56 GMT)
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Yes, Amy, I believe "Pendulaire Multi axe" should read "Pendulaire, Multi axe", i.e. they are the two basic types of microlight, i.e. the "pendulaire" or flexwing/weightshift type with a delta-type wing; and the "multi-axe" or "3-axis" type, so called because it has a 1)wing, 2)fuselage, and 3)tailplane like a "normal" aircraft, so could indeed be called "fixed wing", I guess. Maybe you didn't mean it that way, but your answer seemed to be saying that "Pendulaire Multi axe" meant "fixed-wing microlight". Microlights aren't my thing either. The smallest thing I've been up in is a Cessna, on a farm in NZ, on its first flight after the pilot wiped out his landing gear by ploughing into the loading embankment at a top-dressing strip! Hoping the next flight will in an Airbus A380.
Wasn't far wrong with "pod".
The WEIGHTSHIFT OR FLEXWING type of aircraft has a trike unit suspended under a wing evolved from the hang glider. Control is by using the control bar to shift the weight of the trike (ie the combined mass of the POD, engine and occupants) relative to the wing. The 3-AXIS TYPE of microlight on the other hand looks like, and some cases will outperform a traditional light aircraft.
http://www.micropages.co.uk/training.html
For some pictures that come up with "ULM + pendulaire" and "microlight + weightshift OR flexwing", look at:
membres.lycos.fr
www.ulm-maroc.com
volrecreatif.com
www.nmai.ie
www.hgfa.asn.au
www.ulstermicrolightclub.com
www.durham-microlights.co.uk
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Note added at 13 hrs 42 mins (2005-11-16 01:08:56 GMT)
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Yes, Amy, I believe "Pendulaire Multi axe" should read "Pendulaire, Multi axe", i.e. they are the two basic types of microlight, i.e. the "pendulaire" or flexwing/weightshift type with a delta-type wing; and the "multi-axe" or "3-axis" type, so called because it has a 1)wing, 2)fuselage, and 3)tailplane like a "normal" aircraft, so could indeed be called "fixed wing", I guess. Maybe you didn't mean it that way, but your answer seemed to be saying that "Pendulaire Multi axe" meant "fixed-wing microlight". Microlights aren't my thing either. The smallest thing I've been up in is a Cessna, on a farm in NZ, on its first flight after the pilot wiped out his landing gear by ploughing into the loading embankment at a top-dressing strip! Hoping the next flight will in an Airbus A380.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks very much for your help."
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8 mins
fixed-wing microlight
Just an idea.
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-11-15 11:38:02 GMT)
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"Fixed wing
The fixed wing (also known as a three axis) microlight resembles a conventional light aeroplane in both looks and control systems. They tend to be more expensive and bulky to store than their flexwing counterparts, but are not as weather restricted and have the option of closed cockpit."
from http://www.airways-airsports.com/microlighting/wing.php
lots more refs on the net.
Sorry - bit pushed for time to do more research and microlights really aren't my specialist area :)
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Note added at 22 mins (2005-11-15 11:49:25 GMT)
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http://www.sport-decouverte.com/index_produit.asp?sport=7746
http://www.ffplum.com/Website/site/zonevisiteurs_decouvrezlu...
These sites seem to support this.
Good luck!
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-11-15 11:38:02 GMT)
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"Fixed wing
The fixed wing (also known as a three axis) microlight resembles a conventional light aeroplane in both looks and control systems. They tend to be more expensive and bulky to store than their flexwing counterparts, but are not as weather restricted and have the option of closed cockpit."
from http://www.airways-airsports.com/microlighting/wing.php
lots more refs on the net.
Sorry - bit pushed for time to do more research and microlights really aren't my specialist area :)
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Note added at 22 mins (2005-11-15 11:49:25 GMT)
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http://www.sport-decouverte.com/index_produit.asp?sport=7746
http://www.ffplum.com/Website/site/zonevisiteurs_decouvrezlu...
These sites seem to support this.
Good luck!
Peer comment(s):
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MurielP (X)
: Agree with you for fixed wing but the "pendulaire" seems to be the Powered parachute, they are effectively two different aircrafts
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thanks, Muriel
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Pendular, Multiaxe
will be the most important yearly gathering of all the users of ultralight :pendular, multiaxe, paramotors and autogyro. http://www.ulmblois.com/frame-idx-uk.html
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Note added at 30 mins (2005-11-15 11:57:33 GMT)
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http://www.lightaircrafts.com/
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Note added at 50 mins (2005-11-15 12:16:49 GMT)
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Sorry Nicky, these seem to be translations from french sites!
What I have found on english sites is: Fixed wing and PPC (powered parachutes), this could be it.
http://www.theultralightplace.com/
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Note added at 58 mins (2005-11-15 12:25:17 GMT)
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What is a powered parachute (PPC)? A PPC is an ultralight aircraft that uses a flexible wing (parachute) instead of the conventional fixed wing. The parachute is made up of a series of tubes or cells. When the chute moves forward, air fills these cells and causes the chute to take the shape of an airfoil. Once the chute is inflated to the shape of an airfoil, It creates lift like a normal wing. A key difference between PPC’s and fixed wing ultralights is safety. Because the pilot flies under the wing like a pendulum, the wing is virtually impossible to stall.
http://www.doalasvegas.com/html/what_s_a_ppc_.html
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Note added at 30 mins (2005-11-15 11:57:33 GMT)
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http://www.lightaircrafts.com/
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Note added at 50 mins (2005-11-15 12:16:49 GMT)
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Sorry Nicky, these seem to be translations from french sites!
What I have found on english sites is: Fixed wing and PPC (powered parachutes), this could be it.
http://www.theultralightplace.com/
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Note added at 58 mins (2005-11-15 12:25:17 GMT)
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What is a powered parachute (PPC)? A PPC is an ultralight aircraft that uses a flexible wing (parachute) instead of the conventional fixed wing. The parachute is made up of a series of tubes or cells. When the chute moves forward, air fills these cells and causes the chute to take the shape of an airfoil. Once the chute is inflated to the shape of an airfoil, It creates lift like a normal wing. A key difference between PPC’s and fixed wing ultralights is safety. Because the pilot flies under the wing like a pendulum, the wing is virtually impossible to stall.
http://www.doalasvegas.com/html/what_s_a_ppc_.html
Peer comment(s):
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Bourth (X)
: IOW, 2 different types of microlight. NB- Powered chute is a paramoteur, where you hang from paraglider, with a motor strapped to your back. Pendular is "deltaplane", I think, where the person sits in a "pod" beneath the delta wing, not hangs in a harness
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Thanks Bourth
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awilliams
: I agree that there could be 2 types of craft but I don't agree with "pendular, multiaxe" as a translation - these are poor translations of French pages on Google. //(sorry, meant to agree!)
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Thanks Amy
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