| 单词 | altitude control |
| 释义 | > as lemmasaltitude control altitude control n. (a) a control for regulating the altitude of an aircraft or spacecraft; (b) a control for adjusting the fuel–air mixture in an internal combustion engine at different altitudes (rare). ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > controls and instruments > [noun] > controls > devices to control altitude, attitude, or motion puff pipe1894 altitude control1910 pitch control1930 jet flap1955 roller1959 1910 Hub June 76/2 The third of the important controls of the aeroplane in the air is..the side-to-side steering gear...It needs a second motion of the hands, which are already busy with the altitude control. 1919 Gloss. Aeronaut. Terms (Royal Aeronaut. Soc.) 49 Altitude control, a device fitted to a carburettor or other part of induction system to obtain a correct mixture of the fuel gas at high levels. 1932 Flight 5 Feb. 111/2 Limitation of the movement of the altitude control in aircraft might well be discontinued. 1999 Daily Mail (Nexis) 18 Jan. 51 The one control peculiar to all helicopters is the collective pitch control, the primary altitude control. 2004 T. Slade Orig. Mercedes-Benz Coupes, Cabriolets, & V-8 Sedans 1960–1972 ii. 56/1 The W111 also featured a cold start system, an air heater, air temperature and altitude controls. < as lemmas |
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