Bodenprüf-Wahlventil

English translation: ground check selector valve

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German term or phrase:Bodenprüf-Wahlventil
English translation:ground check selector valve
Entered by: Dawn Montague

21:03 May 10, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space / aeronautics
German term or phrase: Bodenprüf-Wahlventil
I'm in the middle of a pile of medical documents concerning an injury case to do with exposure to radar emissions, but now and then there are technical terms having to do with aeronautics. This one is about safety regulations when working on military aircraft:

"Das Hydraulik-Aggregat wird an das Bodenprüf-Wahlventil des Flugzeuges angeschlossen, das sich am Hydraulikgeraetetraeger auf der Triebwerkzugangsklappe befindet. Das Ventil besitzt Schnelltrennfittings fuer die Druck- und Rucklaufleitungen des Aussenbord-Hydraulik-Aggregats. Das Bodenprüf-Wahlventil hat drei Stellungen...
Dawn Montague
United States
Local time: 14:22
ground-check selector valve
Explanation:
In aeronautics, this would be the term.

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Note added at 2002-05-10 22:25:23 (GMT)
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Bodenprüfung (acc. to Kucera): ground check (aeron.)

Wahlventil (Ernst): selector valve (aeron.)
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4 +5ground-check selector valve
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4adjustable valve for testing aircraft on the ground
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adjustable valve for testing aircraft on the ground


Explanation:
Something of a guess, of course, but seems to fit the words and context not too badly, at least to me.

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ground-check selector valve


Explanation:
In aeronautics, this would be the term.

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Note added at 2002-05-10 22:25:23 (GMT)
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Bodenprüfung (acc. to Kucera): ground check (aeron.)

Wahlventil (Ernst): selector valve (aeron.)


    Ernst Technical Dictionary
    Dictionary of Exact Science (Kucera)
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