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ballast
Definição1
Weight installed in an airplane to ensure that the center of gravity is always within the permissible limits. In some aircraft, fuel is used as a ballast. This fuel, however, cannot be burned by the aircraft.
Fonte1
KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
Contexto
Each captive gas balloon must have a means for the safe storage and controlled release of ballast. The ballast must consist of material that, if released during flight, is not hazardous to persons on the ground.
Subárea1
Airworthiness
Related Term
ballast bag
Português
lastro