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wheel base
- Definição1
- The distance between the center of the nosewheel of an aircraft and the line joining the centerline of the wheels of the main undercarriage.
- Fonte1
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Fonte2
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Annex 14 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. Aerodromes. Volume I: aerodrome design and operation. 6th ed. Montreal, 2013.
- Nota Adicional1
- Information regarding this term is a result of researches developed by DECEA in cooperation with ANAC.
- Contexto
- 3.3.6 The design of a runway turn pad shall be such that, when the cockpit of the aeroplane for which the turn pad is intended remains over the turn pad marking, the clearance distance between any wheel of the aeroplane landing gear and the edge of the turn pad shall be not less than that given by the following tabulation: Code letter Clearance A 1.5 m B 2.25 m C 3 m if the turn pad is intended to be used by aeroplanes with a wheel base less than 18 m; 4.5 m if the turn pad is intended to be used by aeroplanes with a wheel base equal to or greater than 18
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