Aufwirbelung
English translation: swirl(ing)
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| 18:22 Jun 1, 2009 |
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|  Selected response from: Bernd Runge Germany Local time: 06:31 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | swirl(ing) |
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| 3 | blowing |
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| 3 | blizzard / dust storm |
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23 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1swirl(ing) Explanation: ... sound familiar to me. |
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33 mins confidence:
blowing Explanation: blowing snow, dust and sea spray Since 1973 there are estimated to have been 21 MH-53 and 10 HH-60G brownout mishaps as pilots lost visual reference due to blowing dust and debris. Intense, blinding dust clouds stirred up by the aircraft's main-rotor down-wash during near-ground flight can cause helicopter pilots to suddenly lose all visual cues. This creates significant flight safety risks from aircraft and ground obstacle collisions and is likely to cause rollover due to sloped and uneven terrain. http://mobiledevdesign.com/hardware_news/reduce_helicopter_a... R H W E operation of a helicopter in a wire environment. Subjects include: ..... levels, exposure to blowing dust from main rotor downwash, ... ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/4144487/4141002/04144491.pdf?arnumber=4144491 |
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18 mins confidence:
blizzard / dust storm Explanation: I would probably use these terms, together with those in parens that you have. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 33 mins (2009-06-01 18:56:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- and add 'water spout' for the last one. |
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