Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

carga alar

English translation:

wing loading

Added to glossary by EirTranslations
Aug 8, 2007 09:26
16 yrs ago
Spanish term

carga alar

Spanish to English Social Sciences Zoology Aves
Alguien conoce el equivalente a este termino? Gracias
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 wing loading
3 +1 wing loading

Proposed translations

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wing loading

"Another way is to look at flight capabilities is to look at 'Wing Loading', this can show the differences between birds with similar wing shapes but "
www.earthlife.net/birds/flight.html
Does this fit? There are plenty more hits on google for "wing loading bird"
Peer comment(s):

agree Marcel Ventosa
14 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks for that!"
+1
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wing loading

With no more context, that's what I would suggest.

HTH


Sheila

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wing_loading

SkyDive Center Paraclub de Gran Canaria
Definición de carga alar (wing loading) Carga alares la razón entre el peso total suspendido y el tamaño de la campana. Para calcular la carga alar ...
paraclubdegrancanaria.com/es/ Definición%20de%20carga%20alar%20(wing%20loading)%20.html - 27k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants

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Note added at 8 mins (2007-08-08 09:34:35 GMT)
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It's the same term in aviation as with birds. See below:


Bird flight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wing loading is the ratio of weight to wing area. Most kinds of bird wing can be grouped into four types, with some falling between two of these types. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_flight - 43k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants
Flight in Birds
Another way is to look at flight capabilities is to look at 'Wing Loading', this can show the differences between birds with similar wing shapes but ...
www.earthlife.net/birds/flight.html - 22k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants
Wing Loading Ratios
Wing Loading ratios in Bats & Birds. Bats are typically small-bodied creatures with relatively large wing areas. Even large bats such as Molossus have wing ...
www.mun.ca/biology/scarr/Wing_Loading.htm - 2k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants
Peer comment(s):

agree Noni Gilbert Riley : Careful, this isn't birds! But it's "same difference" here!
0 min
yes, I agree - but a little (more) context would be of great help
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