Sponsen
English translation: sponson
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| 12:55 Feb 20, 2007 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space / Helicopters | |||||||
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sponson Explanation: This is one of the two air-filled tanks on which the helicopter may land on the sea, assuming it to be an air-sea rescue job. It's the "pontoon" on the sides of a seaplane or canoe to assist its stability in water. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2007-02-20 14:05:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Colloquially known as a "float", because the chopper can float on it... It also has other definitions, as structures projecting from a ship, which don't really matter here. |
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