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- Sinônimos
- a tarmac
- an apron
- Definição1
- i. A defined paved area, on a land airport, intended to accommodate aircraft for purposes of loading or unloading passengers or cargo, refueling, or maintenance. ii. The sharp-edged wedge with a sloping wall forming the inner wall of a supersonic inlet duct to create an oblique shock wave(s) and thus improve pressure recovery, especially at supersonic speeds. A ramp normally has a variable geometry. iii. The platform at the rear of the aircraft or helicopter from which loading is done.
- Fonte1
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.