Translation for "jackscrews" to french

Jackscrews

• vis
• vérins à vis

Translation examples

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Our investigators have concluded that the jackscrew snapped and the elevator was frozen in a fixed position, locking the elevator in a down position, which forced the plane into a dive.
Nos enquêteurs ont conclu que la vis a cédé, laissant le compensateur dans une position fixe et forçant la gouverne vers le bas, ce qui a entraîné l'avion en piqué.

This is the jackscrew on the tail assembly that articulates the horizontal stabilizer, also known as the elevator.
C'est la vis sans fin de la queue qui actionne le compensateur de profondeur, aussi appelé P.H.R.