aviator oor Afrikaans

aviator

/ˈeɪvɪˌeɪtə/ naamwoord

An aircraft pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs. air force pilot.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Afrikaans

vlieënier

naamwoord

A person who flies an aircraft.

Wings that flap—the envy of aviators since man’s attempts at flying first got off the ground.
Vlerke wat klap—iets wat vlieëniers al sedert die mens se eerste pogings om te vlieg, voëls beny.

aviateur

Soortgelyke frases

aviation regiment
Aviation Regiment

aviation
lugvaart

aviation
lugvaart

voorbeelde

Early Pioneers of Aviation
Die vroeë lugvaartpioniers

The rapid progress of aviation technology in the 20th century has been truly remarkable and has radically changed our world.
Die vinnige vooruitgang in lugvaarttegnologie in die 20ste eeu was waarlik verstommend en het ons wêreld ingrypend verander.

Several of Keith's aviation classmates are on board for their first deployment.
Verskeie klasmaats van Keith sy aan boord vir hul eerste missie.

ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization), operating under the supervision of the United Nations, has made an effort to improve flight safety, working with the commercial airlines.
Die IBLO (Internasionale Burgerlugvaartorganisasie), wat onder die toesig van die Verenigde Nasies funksioneer, werk saam met die kommersiële lugrederye om veiligheid tydens vlugte te probeer verbeter.

To address this problem, aviation employs diagnostic principles similar to those used in the field of medicine.
Om hierdie probleem die hoof te bied, volg die lugvaartkunde diagnostiese beginsels wat soortgelyk is aan dié wat in die mediese veld gebruik word.

Trademark World gives these examples: “Fourteen aeroplane crashes and at least two deaths have been traced to counterfeit aviation parts.”
Trademark World gee hierdie voorbeelde: “Veertien vliegongelukke en minstens twee sterfgevalle is toe te skryf aan vervalste vliegtuigonderdele.”

In the United States and in Europe, aviation groups are equally alarmed.
In die Verenigde State en in Europa is lugvaartmaatskappye net so besorg.

Between 5 and 10 percent of general aviation pilots killed in plane crashes each year have alcohol in their blood.
Tussen 5 en 10 persent van alle gewone lugvaartvlieëniers wat jaarliks in vliegtuigongelukke sterf, het alkohol in hulle bloed gehad.

It adds: “Approximately 50 percent of all commercial aviation fatalities occur in accidents that are survivable.”
Dit sê verder: “Ongeveer 50 persent van alle sterfgevalle in handelslugvaart vind tydens ongelukke plaas wat ’n mens kan oorleef.”

“Not all aviation accidents are fatal,” says the Federal Aviation Administration newsletter Intercom.
“Nie alle vliegtuigongelukke is noodlottig nie”, sê die nuusbrief Intercom van die Federale Lugvaartadministrasie.

In 1889 a German engineer named Otto Lilienthal, inspired by the flight habits of storks, published “Bird Flight as the Basis of Aviation.”
In 1889 het ’n Duitse ingenieur met die naam Otto Lilienthal, wat deur die vlieggewoontes van ooievare geïnspireer is, “Voëlvlug as die grondslag van die vliegkuns” uitgegee.

Aviation has also generated profound social changes.
Lugvaart het ook diepgaande sosiale veranderinge meegebring.

As an aviation safety inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration and a helicopter pilot/ flight instructor, I can see that the article reflects extraordinary care in accuracy.
As ’n lugvaartinspekteur vir die Federale Lugvaartadministrasie en ’n helikoptervlieënier/-vlieginstrukteur kan ek sien dat buitengewone sorg aan die dag gelê is wat die akkuraatheid van die artikel betref.

“After several years of experimentation, no detector system meets the minimum requirements set by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).”
“Ná etlike jare van eksperimentering, voldoen geen verklikstelsel aan die minimum vereiste wat deur die Amerikaanse Federale Lugvaartadministrasie (FAA) vasgestel is nie.”

Thus closed a chapter of aviation history that opened in 1962 when British and French engineers joined forces to develop a long-distance supersonic aircraft.
Dit was die einde van ’n hoofstuk in die lugvaartgeskiedenis wat in 1962 begin het toe Britse en Franse ingenieurs saam ’n langafstand- supersoniese vliegtuig ontwikkel het.

Wings that flap —the envy of aviators since man’s attempts at flying first got off the ground.
Vlerke wat klap—iets wat vlieëniers al sedert die mens se eerste pogings om te vlieg, voëls beny.

All general aviation airports east of the Mississippi have been notified.
Alle lughawens ten ooste van die Mississippi is in kennis gestel.

Modern aviation equipment allows a pilot to use onboard navigation instruments and to keep in touch with air traffic controllers along the way so as to reach his planned destination.
Moderne vliegtuie het toerusting wat die vlieënier help om by sy vlugplan te bly en om in kontak te wees met lugverkeerbeheerders sodat hy sy bestemming veilig kan bereik.

Despite his failures, however, Langley made important strides in the field of aviation.
Ten spyte van sy mislukkings het Langley belangrike werk op die gebied van lugvaart gedoen.

Even Chanute, one of aviation’s noteworthy pioneers, predicted in 1910: “In the opinion of competent experts it is idle to look for a commercial future for the flying machine.
Selfs Chanute, een van die lugvaart se noemenswaardigste pioniers, het in 1910 voorspel: “Volgens die mening van vaardige kenners is dit nutteloos om ’n kommersiële toekoms vir die vliegmasjien te soek.

Lieutenant Keith was bullied as a youth and looked to naval aviation to turn his life around.
Luitenant Keith is as jonger geboelie en kyk na die vloot lugvaart om sy lewe'n wending te gee.

What most passengers do not realize is that aviation agencies have rigorous and painstaking inspection systems.
Wat die meeste passasiers nie besef nie, is dat lugvaartagentskappe stelsels het waarvolgens streng en deeglike inspeksies gedoen word.

The development of the first ultralightweight helicopter is the latest innovation in the field of aviation, reports the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero.
Die ontwikkeling van die eerste ultraligte helikopter is die jongste nuwigheid op die gebied van die lugvaart, berig die Italiaanse koerant Il Messaggero.

As the use of flight simulation has increased, the aviation community has learned that simulators provide high-quality flight training.
Namate die gebruik van vlugsimulasie toegeneem het, het die lugvaartgemeenskap ontdek dat simulators vlugopleiding van hoë gehalte voorsien.

Scientists believe that the beak can serve as a model for engineers in the aviation and automotive industries.
Wetenskaplikes meen dat die snawel vir ingenieurs in die lugvaart- en motorbedryf as ’n model kan dien.