Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Empena
English translation:
tail (or fin)
Added to glossary by
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Mar 9, 2017 10:30
7 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Portugal
Empena
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Aerospace / Aviation / Space
Part of a rocket engine.
Used on the Brazilian S43 for stabilisation.
Your help appreciated!
Used on the Brazilian S43 for stabilisation.
Your help appreciated!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | tail (or fin) |
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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References
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Matheus Chaud
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Change log
Mar 11, 2017 16:24: Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+5
17 mins
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Norway
Native in Portuguese
Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Engineer:Oil&Gas/Electron/Finan/Law/HSEQ
Native in: Norwegian 
, Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Norwegian to Portuguese, Portuguese to Norwegian, and 19 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
Selected
tail (or fin)
http://www.boavistamodelismo.com.br/monte.php
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Note added at 19 mins (2017-03-09 10:49:52 GMT)
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https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/roc...
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Note added at 19 mins (2017-03-09 10:49:52 GMT)
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https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/roc...
Note from asker:
| yup, fin, good link, thanks! |
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Comment: "thanks!"
Reference comments
27 mins
Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Reference:
Image
http://www.bdtd.unitau.br/tedesimplificado/tde_arquivos/5/TD...
There's a picture of an "empena" on page 102, Figura 66.
Now have a look at this:
http://www.nakka-rocketry.net/fins.html
It does look like a fin.
There's a picture of an "empena" on page 102, Figura 66.
Now have a look at this:
http://www.nakka-rocketry.net/fins.html
It does look like a fin.
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