Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
8 o\'clock (position)
German translation:
auf 8 Uhr
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Ute Wietfeld
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Vietnam war memories
This is a quote from a pilot's memories of the Vietnam War:
"Suddenly we were in the midst of four other MiG-17s. We almost had a midair with one of them, we were so close. And I saw a MiG coming up on our 8:00 o'clock, and we turned—turned again. We actually tumbled nose over tail through the air until finally we got control of it, and there was a MiG-17 right in front of us."
Does German "aviation speak" use a similar expression - I've searched but not found anything - or would you just describe the position (i.e. something like "links unten")?
Many thanks!
"Suddenly we were in the midst of four other MiG-17s. We almost had a midair with one of them, we were so close. And I saw a MiG coming up on our 8:00 o'clock, and we turned—turned again. We actually tumbled nose over tail through the air until finally we got control of it, and there was a MiG-17 right in front of us."
Does German "aviation speak" use a similar expression - I've searched but not found anything - or would you just describe the position (i.e. something like "links unten")?
Many thanks!
Proposed translations
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| 5 +7 | auf 8 Uhr |
Marcus Geibel
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| 4 | 8-Uhr-Position |
Michael Bernhardt
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| 3 | südwest o. westsüdwest |
Cilian O'Tuama
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Proposed translations
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auf 8 Uhr
Aviation, and especially military aviation, uses the numbers on the dial of a clock for giving positions relative to the position of the speaker.
Example: When you are in a plane, an object right in front of you is at 12 o'clock, and right behind you is at 6 o'clock;
In German, you might say: Feindflieger auf 8 Uhr
OR, in the language of the Cold War: Flieger rot auf ... Uhr (which denotes a plane of the former soviet forces) OR Flieger blau auf ... Uhr (denoting a NATO plane)
Example: When you are in a plane, an object right in front of you is at 12 o'clock, and right behind you is at 6 o'clock;
In German, you might say: Feindflieger auf 8 Uhr
OR, in the language of the Cold War: Flieger rot auf ... Uhr (which denotes a plane of the former soviet forces) OR Flieger blau auf ... Uhr (denoting a NATO plane)
Note from asker:
| Vielen Dank, Marcus |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Werner Walther
: Auch beim Heer (Panzer, Panzergrenadiere usw.) angewendet. Vielleicht immer noch in ZDV 3/11 (Zentrale Dienstvorschrift) - (korr.).
9 mins
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Danke Werner! Hab's bei einer Hubschraubereinheit des Heers (Heeresflieger) gelernt :-)
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| agree |
Oliver Hartmann (X)
: Ja, so wird es angewandt. Und es ist glaube ich immer noch so in der ZDV niedergeschrieben.
16 mins
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Danke Oliver!
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| agree |
Colin Rowe
16 mins
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Danke Colin!
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| agree |
DERDOKTOR
26 mins
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Danke, Doktor!
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| agree |
Coqueiro
30 mins
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Danke, Coqueiro!
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| agree |
Roland Hechtenberg
: War auch so bei der F104
54 mins
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Danke Roland!
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| agree |
Christian Köstner (X)
: Auf einmal hatten wir eine MIG auf acht Uhr..
4 hrs
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Danke Christian!
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Comment: "So einfach ist's - herzlichen Dank! "
9 mins
8-Uhr-Position
Yes, this is also used in German radio telephony, e.g. when ATC informs you about traffic
Note from asker:
| Herzlichen Dank! |
12 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
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südwest o. westsüdwest
streng genommen dazwischen
Note from asker:
| Vielen Dank, Cilian |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Werner Walther
: Umsetzung WSW zutreffend, aber in der militärischen Praxis wird in der Tat auch bei der BW die Zifferblattansage verwendet - auch auf Deutsch.
4 mins
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| neutral |
Coqueiro
: 8-Uhr bezieht sich auf die aktuelle Richtung der Nase des Flugzeugs (= 12-Uhr), nicht auf Nord
25 mins
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stimmt, da hast du recht.
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Colin Rowe
: With Coqueiro. "8 o'clock" is behind left, no matter what direction you are flying.
31 mins
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das habe ich doch schon längst zugegeben :-)
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Discussion
Dein links unten wäre übrigens iregndwas mit left und low. Die o'clock-Dinger beziehen sich immer auf die nose/tail axis meines Fliegers. Die Wingies (bei größerem Abstand) müssen dann auf my und your xy o'clock achten.