单词 | bubble canopy |
释义 | > as lemmasbubble canopy bubble canopy n. (in an aircraft) a domed canopy projecting from the fuselage, designed to provide the pilot with a wide field of view; esp. one made out of a single piece of material or having relatively few supporting braces. ΚΠ 1944 Proc. U.S. Naval Inst. 70 1062/1 A ‘bubble’ canopy with a flat front windshield gives it a sleeker appearance, and affords the pilot around-the-clock vision. 1983 Flying Mag. Sept. 90/1 It was a Mustang with its long nose, bubble canopy and graceful wings. I had to fly it. 2001 J. C. Fredriksen Internat. Warbirds 331/1 Latter models eventually acquired a lower fuselage and a bubble canopy for better vision. bubble canopy e. A transparent domed canopy over the cockpit of a small aircraft, esp. a fighter. Chiefly attributive, esp. in bubble canopy. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > fuselage > cockpit or flight deck > transparent cover over canopy1939 greenhouse1941 bubble1944 1944 High Point (N. Carolina) Enterprise 1 June 3 b/7 An entirely new silhouette, electrically-operated ‘bubble’ canopy giving the pilot round-the-clock visibility, greater engine power, [etc.]. 1949 Aeronautics Jan. 35/2 The awkward cockpit canopy has been redesigned as a ‘bubble’ type. 1966 R. G. Johnston et al. Flying Helicopters over Mountains at Night (U.S. Forest Service) 6/2 A clear, clean bubble is vitally important during night flying. 1980 Times 8 Sept. 2/3 Looking like a large, winged insect, it [sc. the Optica] carries the pilot and two passengers in a ‘bubble’ cockpit in front of its single engine. 2015 Pop Mech. (Nexis) 1 Dec. 84 It's only once you're in the cockpit, enclosed in that seamless bubble canopy, that you start to feel its complexity. < as lemmas |
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