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ADHÉRENT D’UN VISEUR FISCAL CONVENTIONNÉ
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May 12, 2020 15:41
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French term

mise en croix finale

French to English Tech/Engineering Aerospace / Aviation / Space Final stages of airplane construction
I think this refers to the final 'mounting' or 'setting' of the wings from what I can gather from French sites. It is one of the last steps done before a new plane takes its maiden flight. I would dearly love the EN version to include the word cross as it will help me translate a pun on the word crucial that is used further down in the French text! (A girl can hope).
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 final wing mounting / assembly (to the fuselage)
3 final assembly

Discussion

Joanne Nebbia (asker) May 13, 2020:
Firstly, thank you all for your help. In the end I decided to phone a friend who has worked and played with aircraft in both the UK and France for years. It turns out that there is indeed a term for this crucial stage in wing assembly... 'Marriage', who would have thought? https://www.arabianknightonline.com/Details/2633/First-Pilat... - I hope it may come in useful for somebody. I will see what I can come up with for the pun Phil :)
Drmanu49 May 12, 2020:
In this case it would be cruciate Phil!
philgoddard May 12, 2020:
I don't think your wordplay is going to work, not least because most people won't know that cross and crucial share the same root. But I'd love to be proved wrong :-)

Proposed translations

+2
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final wing mounting / assembly (to the fuselage)

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Mise en croix - Van's Club de France
vansclubdefrance.fr › mise-en-croix
La mise en croix est une étape importante dans le processus de construction. Tout d'abord elle est très valorisante car notre projet ressemble enfin à un avion.
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Final assembly and tests - How is an aircraft built - Airbus
www.airbus.com › aircraft › final-as...
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The A330/A340 FAL also is built around the 'station' principle. At Station 40, the aircraft's outer wings are joined to the centre fuselage and wing. This activity is ...



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Mise en croix - MCR402
mcr402.free.fr › ...
L'opération de montage des ailes dans la cellule s'appelle la "Mise en Croix" ; c'est une étape essentielle de la construction en particulier pour la ... de fixation définitives comme elles seront dans l'avion terminé : sur le longeronnet avant, ...
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agree EirTranslations
26 mins
Thank you.
agree philgoddard
3 hrs
Thank you Phil.
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final assembly

Here is a very good article explaining exactly what happens during the "finaly assembly" of an aircraft: https://www.britannica.com/technology/aerospace-industry/Fin...

"Major assembly steps include the additions of nose and tail sections, wings, engines, and landing gear. On completion of work at the last station, the airplane is rolled out of the assembly plant to the flight line for its production flight test, a process that involves a thorough checkout of specified performance."

The term appears on other sites as well:

https://www.businessinsider.com/airbus-mobile-alabama-factor...
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-x-59-quiet-superso...
https://www.airbus.com/aircraft/how-is-an-aircraft-built/pro...

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Note added at 30 mins (2020-05-12 16:11:34 GMT)
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Correction of my typo: "final assembly" and not "finaly assembly"
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