Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

"...ese si lo agarró la VMC completa"

English translation:

"...the speed of his aircraft got well below VMC"

Added to glossary by Jairo Payan
May 3, 2009 20:12
15 yrs ago
Spanish term

"...ese si lo agarró la VMC completa"

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Aerospace / Aviation / Space Informe de accidente aereo, Venezuela
Se trata de una entrevista con un piloto testigo del accidente aereo en cuestión. Habla de forma coloquial y no consigo entender lo que quiere decir. La frase entera es muy larga pero en breve es el piloto testigo que habla de otro accidente que había visto antes donde esa aeronave si lo agarró la VMC (por lo que yo entiendo velocidad minima de control) completa y ese se metio violentamente, llegaba (imagino para aterrizar) cuando la velocidad estaba muy critica y lo metió bruscamente el motor, o sea la potencia simetrica lo mete bruscamento pero en este caso (la aeronave en cuestion) se deduce que los dos motores quizás estaban dando su potencia...

Y la frase sigue y sigue... Si alguien me puede ayudar a entender a qué se refiere este venezolano lo agradecería mucho!
Change log

May 6, 2009 14:30: Jairo Payan Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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Spanish term (edited): \\\"...ese si lo agarró la VMC completa\\\"
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"...the speed of his aircraft got well below VMC"

VMC, Minimum Control Speed, Velocidad Mínima de Control. a esa velocidad los mandos no responden.

La velocidad de su aeronave estaba bien por debajo de la VMC para decirlo en términos menos coloquiales.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-05-03 21:22:28 GMT)
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O podrías decir simplemente "his aircraft got well below the VMC minima" Suerte

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-05-03 21:28:14 GMT)
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Como dice "completamente" implica que estaba "bien por debajo" de la VMC, por eso el "well below"
Te presento algunos ejemplos en la red

you still have rudder authority with only one engine running well below Vmc. In real life, one of the most terrifying things that can happen to a pilot ..
www.avsim.com/pages/1005/F406/Reims.htm

The flip side is that too many multi engine pilots have a false sense of what would happen if they actually got below Vmc in a real situation.
www.studentpilot.com/interact/forum/archive/index.php/t-298...

I would not mind doing it at full power, but come on, what if one of those tiny piston engines gives at that pitch at a very low airspeed well below vmc?
www.airlinepilotforums.com/flight-training/25968-question-a...

your takeoff speed was well below Vmc (Minimum speed required to control the yaw when an engine fails), and a number were lost due to engine failures

public-newsgroups.com/rec.aviation-military/new-prop-planes-for-the-usaf -

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-05-03 21:35:15 GMT)
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Cuando habla de que le mete bruscamente es que le hace virar un plano completamente hacia un costado. Se le "mete un plano" Ese chamo si habla bien enredado!

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-05-03 21:39:38 GMT)
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Un plano es un ala, es que en términos aeronáuticos se le dice plano.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-05-03 21:51:36 GMT)
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Y para conservar el original.

the speed of his aircraft did get well below...
The aircraft did get well...
Peer comment(s):

agree Paul Merriam : I'll note that our standard US practice is to make the MC a subscript in this combination.
34 mins
Thanks Paul
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you so much for your elaborate answer. It seemed almost impossible to interpret what that pilot meant... Thank you!"
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