Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

doppio piano

English translation:

double deck

Added to glossary by Elena Jones
Feb 21, 2011 16:37
13 yrs ago
Italian term

doppio piano

Italian to English Tech/Engineering Aerospace / Aviation / Space piloting
Da un racconto nel quale un pilota da' spiegazioni al suo secondo:
"... Il Carvair e' una modifica del DC-4 e ha circa 300 kg di peso in piu' nella cabina piloti, pertanto il centro di gravita' e' spostato in avanti di circa un metro e la forma aerodinamica della trasformazione fatta alla cabina piloti - che ha aggiunto un doppio piano - significa una perdita di velocita' di dieci miglia orarie ..."
Proposed translations (English)
4 double deck
3 +1 a second floor

Proposed translations

20 hrs
Selected

double deck

This is the most commonly used equivalent term in English (adj. "double-deck", i.e. with hyphen).

The Italian text is somewhat lacking.
First of all, the way the term is used is logically incorrect, you add a single (not double) deck to obtain a double deck (Tom's proposal fits in well to correct this, although I prefer deck to floor).

Secondly, in the case of the Carvair, more than a second deck being added to the cockpit, the entire cockpit was basically raised up (I had a model kit of one!) ... the Carvair had an elevated flight deck design that allowed the cargo deck to extend beneath it to the front loading doors (thereby forming a double-deck structure at the forefront of the aircraft)
... see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_Traders_Carvair

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Note added at 20 hrs (2011-02-22 13:33:55 GMT)
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Sorry, I forgot the hyphens of the example sentence ... should be double-deck and wide-body
Example sentence:

Th A380 has a double deck, wide body fuselage.

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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Grazie infinite per il prezioso aiuto."
+1
1 min

a second floor

try this
Peer comment(s):

agree carmelo1
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thx carmelo
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