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SEMI-RETRACTABLE UNDERCARRIAGE

Specialty Definition: SEMI-RETRACTABLE UNDERCARRIAGE

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Mechanical Engineering

Type of landing gear that can tilt nose-down to reduce the space aboard the carrier, adjust the cargo floor to truck bed, or alter the wing angle of attack to practice catapult launches. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: SEMI-RETRACTABLE UNDERCARRIAGE

Language Translations for "SEMI-RETRACTABLE UNDERCARRIAGE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

halvoptrækkeligt understel (kneeling-type undercarriage, kneel-type landing gear, semi-retractable landing gear). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

onderstel waarvan de hoogte regelbaar is (kneeling-type undercarriage, kneel-type landing gear, semi-retractable landing gear), halfintrekbaar onderstel (kneeling-type undercarriage, kneel-type landing gear, semi-retractable landing gear). (various references)

   

French

  

train semi-rétractable (semi-retractable landing gear). (various references)

   

German

  

halb-einziehbares Landegestell (kneeling-type undercarriage, kneel-type landing gear, semi-retractable landing gear), Absenkfahrwerk (kneeling-type undercarriage, kneel-type landing gear, semi-retractable landing gear). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

σκέλος προσγείωσης ημιανασυρόμενου τύπου (kneeling-type undercarriage, kneel-type landing gear, semi-retractable landing gear). (various references)

   

Italian

  

carrello semiretrattile (kneeling-type undercarriage, kneel-type landing gear, semi-retractable landing gear). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

emi-retractablesay ercarriageunday

   

Portuguese

  

trem semi-retráctil (kneeling-type undercarriage, kneel-type landing gear, semi-retractable landing gear). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

tren semirretráctil (kneeling-type undercarriage, kneel-type landing gear, semi-retractable landing gear), tren delantero flexionable (kneeling-type undercarriage, kneel-type landing gear, semi-retractable landing gear). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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INDEX

1. Translations: Modern
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