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ballonet
Definição1
A gastight compartment of variable volume to control ascent and descent and to maintain pressure in a nonrigid airship.
Fonte1
AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY. Glossary of meteorology. [S.l., última modificação 05 oct. 2015]. Disponível em: < http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Main_Page >. Acesso em: 15 mar. 2021.
Nota Adicional1
When the ballonet is used within a superpressure balloon, valving of gas increases altitude, and pumping of air into the ballonet causes the balloon to descend. The superpressure is only marginally affected as the balloon changes altitude.
Subárea
Aircraft
Related Term
balloon
Français
ballonnet
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