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单词 service ceiling
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service ceiling
b. Aeronautics. The maximum altitude at which a particular aircraft can maintain horizontal flight (in full absolute ceiling: see absolute adj. and n. Compounds 2); also, the altitude beyond which the rate of climbing falls below 100 feet per minute (in full service ceiling, see service n.1).
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absolute ceiling1918
1917 Jane's All the World's Aircraft 9a/4 The extreme height to which an aircraft will rise,..familiarly known as the ‘ceiling’ or ‘roof’ of that particular machine.
1919 Parl. Papers X. 49 In a long flight it is most economical to climb an aeroplane in the attitude corresponding to the maximum value of the lift-drag ratio until it approaches its ceiling.
1919 H. Trenchard in London Gaz. 1 Jan. 136/2 Ceiling was of more importance than speed for long-distance day bombing work.
1928 Fortn. Rev. Dec. 764 Its ceiling when fully loaded was sometimes far under 10,000 feet.
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service ceiling n. Aeronautics the maximum altitude at which a particular aircraft can sustain a specified rate of climb.
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1918 Aircraft Production: Hearings before Special Subcomm. of Comm. on Mil. Affairs (U.S. Senate, 65th Congr., 2nd Sess.) II. 1006 The service ceiling is very close to 15,000 feet.
1944 H. F. Browne Aeroplane Flight vi. 97 At the service ceiling the aeroplane can fly only at speeds between 180 m.p.h. and 240 m.p.h.
2017 Daily Mail (Nexis) 13 June Aircraft's service ceiling is around 50,000 feet and rate of climb is 44.890 ft per minute.
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