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aerofoil::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | airfoil, control surface, surface |
| Type of | device |
| Has types | elevator, flap, flaps, horizontal stabiliser, horizontal stabilizer, wing, vertical tail, aileron, rotary wing, rotor blade, rudder, spoiler, stabilizer, tailplane |
Examples of aerofoil
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A slat is a small aerofoil running spanwise just ahead of the wing leading edge.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I also had the idea that lift would be generated by the aerofoil cross-section.
From the newscientist.com
The cross section of the cowling has the same shape as an aerofoil, says Frankovic.
From the newscientist.com
Rotational sails have aerofoil shape on the leeward side only when filled with wind.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A wing is a flat, horizontal surface, usually shaped in cross-section as an aerofoil.
From the en.wikipedia.org
From there, air emerges through a slot that directs it over the hoop's aerofoil surface.
From the newscientist.com
The wires may be lengths of simple stranded cable, aerofoil sectioned steel or piano wire.
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The rotor blades work like the wings of an aeroplane, with an aerofoil shape providing lift.
From the economist.com
That makes it easier for the trimmers to maintain an optimum aerofoil shape in a wide range of conditions.
From the usatoday.com
- Airfoil: a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
- An airfoil (in American English) or aerofoil (in British English) is the shape of a wing or blade (of a propeller, rotor or turbine) or sail as seen in cross-section.
- A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air; A wing of an aircraft
- Type of upside-down wing used to keep the car firmly on the track at high speed. Ground-effects design shapes the body to provide downforce as well.
- Object in the shape of an aeroplane wing, designed to direct the flow of air smoothly over its surface.
- The cross-section shape of a wing. Aerofoils can be flat-bottomed, semi-symmetrical or symmetrical, depending on the style of aeroplane and what it needs to do.
- A solid body such as a wing, rotor or propeller, designed to move through air and produce lift or thrust
- A body or structure shaped to obtain an aerodynamic reaction when travelling through the air.
