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French term or phrase:
faisceau double capteur vitesse triple
English translation:
double wiring harness triple speed sensor
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Ronald van Riet
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faisceau double capteur vitesse triple
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Aerospace / Aviation / Space
Purchase contract
The above is in a list of parts to a Purchase Contract for speed sensors on helicopters. Unfortunately I have no more context than this for the term.
TIA for any input.
TIA for any input.
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Change log
Nov 25, 2013 04:03: Jessica Noyes changed "Term asked" from "FAISCEAU DOUBLE CAPTEUR VITESSE TRIPLE" to "faisceau double capteur vitesse triple"
Dec 5, 2013 10:42: Ronald van Riet Created KOG entry
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double wire harness triple speed sensor
It seems logical that they mean a double wire harness for a triple speed sensor: this gives enough redundancy so if any one item fails, safe flight is assured.
Speed sensors are more likely to fail (see the Turkish Airlines crash in The Netherlands or a crash in the Dominican Republic 8 (?) years ago) than wires so it figures that you build more redundancy in the sensors. Moreover, if one sensor doesn't fail completely but gives false values, comparison with the other two can indicate which is at fault.
Sounds completely logical...
Speed sensors are more likely to fail (see the Turkish Airlines crash in The Netherlands or a crash in the Dominican Republic 8 (?) years ago) than wires so it figures that you build more redundancy in the sensors. Moreover, if one sensor doesn't fail completely but gives false values, comparison with the other two can indicate which is at fault.
Sounds completely logical...
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Tony M
: Yes, but double wiring harness — otherwise it would sound like one harness made of double wires, which is probably less likely.
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Discussion
From faisceau, I'd understand a wiring loom or harness; and capteur vitesse might well be a speed sensor; what is harder to know is which bit is double and which bit is triple! I suspect it is for some reason a double harness for a triple sensor — but it would be good to have corroboration of that! You might find other corresponding items, like a connector, for example, which might give you some clues.