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Dreipunktlage

English translation: tail-low attitude

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German term or phrase:Dreipunktlage
English translation:tail-low attitude
Entered by: David Williams

08:01 May 29, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space / Aircraft technical specifications
German term or phrase: Dreipunktlage
Context:

Größte Höhe bei Dreipunktlage

Talking about the Messerschmitt 108, which had tricyle landing gear, I suspect this may mean the height on tricyle landing gear rather than the aircraft's height in the three-point attitude, which would presumably only apply in flight (die maximale Höhe des Flugzeugs, wenn es sich in Dreipunktlage befindet, also in dem spezifischen aerodynamischen Flugzustand).
David Williams
Germany
Local time: 22:36
tail-low attitude
Explanation:
... would describe the aircraft's attitude standing or taxying (kind of hard, because it tends to lift the tail section when pushing the throttle forward) on its main wheels and tail wheel.
The counterpart to Dreipunktlage is Horizontallage.
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Bernd Runge
Germany
Local time: 22:36
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Brilliant, many thanks!
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tail-low attitude


Explanation:
... would describe the aircraft's attitude standing or taxying (kind of hard, because it tends to lift the tail section when pushing the throttle forward) on its main wheels and tail wheel.
The counterpart to Dreipunktlage is Horizontallage.

Bernd Runge
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Local time: 22:36
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Brilliant, many thanks!
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