Aug 2, 2017 21:52
6 yrs ago
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German term
kippt über den linken Flügel
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Aerospace / Aviation / Space
space shuttle
Im nächsten Moment kippt die Atlantis über den linken Flügel.
Context: The space shuttle Atlantis is flying in space and out of control due to the gravitational effect of a very large object. The line occurs in a science fiction novel.
Context: The space shuttle Atlantis is flying in space and out of control due to the gravitational effect of a very large object. The line occurs in a science fiction novel.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | flips over on its left wing |
Lancashireman
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| 3 | pitched over the left wing |
Ramey Rieger (X)
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Change log
Aug 17, 2017 18:34: Helen Shiner changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Tech/Engineering"
Proposed translations
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flips over on its left wing
Not possible to "flip over its wing" unless this part of the bodywork had become detached.
The author possibly imagines the spacecraft as having wings for reentering planetary atmospheres.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2017-08-03 15:06:10 GMT)
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Ramey thinks the text would be improved with the introduction of pitch/roll/yaw. If the ship turns further than 90°, I would suggest
rolls over, left wing down
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=td5sAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT159&lp...
The author possibly imagines the spacecraft as having wings for reentering planetary atmospheres.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2017-08-03 15:06:10 GMT)
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Ramey thinks the text would be improved with the introduction of pitch/roll/yaw. If the ship turns further than 90°, I would suggest
rolls over, left wing down
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=td5sAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT159&lp...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
philgoddard
7 hrs
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| agree |
Michael Martin, MA
11 hrs
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| agree |
Herbmione Granger
: I prefer "flipped over onto its left wing."
20 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
8 hrs
pitched over the left wing
Another option.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2017-08-03 15:04:05 GMT)
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I SURRENDER, It's ROLLED over the left wing, which is certainly possible
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Note added at 17 hrs (2017-08-03 15:04:05 GMT)
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I SURRENDER, It's ROLLED over the left wing, which is certainly possible
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
philgoddard
: See Lancashireman's comment above.//Pitching/rolling/flipping over your own wing would be like falling over your own leg.
25 mins
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No, you cannot flip, but an aircraft CAN pitch over the left wing, going into a spin.
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| neutral |
Lancashireman
: rolled? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_principal_axes
7 hrs
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Did you see the image? The pitching motion tilts over one or the other side
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Discussion
Strangely, I referenced the RV Atlantis in an earlier but recent question.
Scroll down a bit here:http://www.rc-airplane-world.com/rc-airplane-controls.html
Rolling OVER the right/left wing is the motion indicated, whether to the right or to the left.