I can only give British terms but even in the USA these will be better understood than the existing translations.
1. The aircraft is Jacked (i.e. raised on Jacks) for functional checks on the Landing Gear. Functioning of the Gears is also sometimes referred to as "swinging the gear"
2. These would be called Shock Struts or Oleos in the west.
3. Such a truck would be called a mobile hydraulic rig.
4. Preparing an engine in such a way is called "Flushing" and would be done using flushing oil.
5. What this seems to refer to is moving the whole tailplane rather than just the flight control surface i.e. the stabilizer rather than the elevator. In this case, yes, it is running. Running the stabilizer.
Perhaps a US mechanic could come forward with some US terms?
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[ 19 January 2002: Message edited by: Blacksheep ]</p>