Some technical terms

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Picked this off a newsgroup posted by a Russian student. Anyone want to give some answers ?

Dear folk,

I'm in Moscow and right now is translating my CV into English.
Could you kindly suggest how to translate correctly
following terms:

- when a plane is lifted on hydraulic lifts, for example for landing gear
runs,
how would you call this process of lifting. Is there any special term for
it?

- "landing gear amortizators (?shock strut) charging" Does this phrase
sounds OK?
Please give your suggestion.

- How would you call a lorry mounted machine to provide external source of
hydraulic power. It is connected to a plane, sucks hydraulic fluid
from plane hydraulic tank and pumps the fluid into plane hydraulic system.

- When a new engine is installed and a false start is made to remove
conservation oil
from fuel lines. How would you call all this procedure? Deconservation?

- When a tailplain is moved (for example from take off to horizontal flight
position).
Would you call it "to run a tailplane"?

Thank you much for your suggestions.
Dmitry Fyodorov
[email protected]

[Blacksheep]

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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[Intruder]

#1 and 2 are the same on this side of the pond.

The hydraulic rig is sometimes called a "jenny" (more common in the military).

If the tailplane (horizontal stabilizer) is moved, it is usually called "trimming the stab." If it is moved to an extreme limit, it may be called "running the stab."

[Genghis the Engineer]

<img src="cool.gif" border="0"> I'm in Moscow and right now is translating my CV into English. Could you kindly suggest how to translate correctly following terms:

Best of luck Dmitry, my attempts to learn Russian were never very successful, I hope it's easier going the other way.

<img src="cool.gif" border="0"> - when a plane is lifted on hydraulic lifts, for example for landing gear runs,how would you call this process of lifting. Is there any special term for it?

The devices are called "Hydraulic jacks", and the process is called "jacking" or "lifting". Be careful with the word "jacking" because some variations can be obscene in American English.


<img src="cool.gif" border="0"> - "landing gear amortizators (?shock strut) charging" Does this phrase
sounds OK?
Please give your suggestion.

No. I think you are referring to a "hydraulic rig" to pressurise a "hydraulic oleo".

<img src="cool.gif" border="0"> - How would you call a lorry mounted machine to provide external source of hydraulic power. It is connected to a plane, sucks hydraulic fluid from plane hydraulic tank and pumps the fluid into plane hydraulic system.

I wouldn't use jargon, just call it a "ground hydraulic power unit".

<img src="cool.gif" border="0"> - When a new engine is installed and a false start is made to remove conservation oil
from fuel lines. How would you call all this procedure? Deconservation?

I don't know a short term, try "removing inibitor fluid".

<img src="cool.gif" border="0"> - When a tailplain is moved (for example from take off to horizontal flight
position). Would you call it "to run a tailplane"?

"trimming".

Best of luck kollega,

G

[GotTheTshirt]

Agree with all the above but slight variations.

Hydraulic rigs often in the States refered to as mules. Two types - 'wet' and 'dry'
He was specific in that it was a dry rig that used the aircraft reservoirs. Wet rigs have their own reservoirs. Some are dual.

Engine fuel inhibitor generally removed by a 'dry run'. Engine rotated, fuel valves opened but no ignition. Inhibitor then ends up in tailpipe and drain can. This dry run also used for basic leak check. ( Engine ends up pretty wet so I dont know why they call it a dry run !)

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