JETLAG-700
February 2, 2004 at 10:58 pm

French Aeronautique terms

I am writin my C.V. in French and I am having so mucg trouble trying to find these terms below in a dictionary

1) inlet (engine)
2) variable geometry
3) cowling
4) shock wave
5) turbine, compressor, blades,
6) nozzle
7) drag

Could anone help with these..

It would be most appreciated..

merci

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By: Airbedane - 27th February 2004 at 13:22

Cowling = Capot

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By: PuppetM - 12th February 2004 at 18:45

1) inlet (engine)= entrée d’air
2) variable geometry = géométrie variable
3) cowling=
4) shock wave = onde de choc
5) turbine, compressor, blades, = turbine,compresseur,pales
6) nozzle= tuyère
7) drag= trainée

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By: JETLAG-700 - 3rd February 2004 at 17:14

found!!!

I found a good site… I think I’ll be satisfied

http://membres.lycos.fr/desvignes/dico/moteur.htm

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By: JETLAG-700 - 3rd February 2004 at 15:47

thanks

I looked at the site(s), but I guess they don’t have what I am looking for it’s for more general aviation type of stuff.. Even a chart showing aircraft parts in French would help..

Thanks alot though…

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By: futurshox - 3rd February 2004 at 13:19

There was a thread on PPrune the other day about French-language flying. Not sure if it will contain exactly what you need but it might help:

http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=117015