- on a
cambered aerofoil the zero-lift line is
better than the
chord line when
describing the
angle of attack. When
symmetric aerofoils are
moving parallel...
- D.J., and Bisgood, P.L., (Jan 1945). An
analysis of the lift
slope of
aerofoils of
small aspect ratio.
Reports and
Memoranda of the
Aeronautical Research...
-
pitching moments. A
chord may also be
defined for
compressor and
turbine aerofoils in gas
turbine engines such as turbojet, turboprop, or
turbofan engines...
- into
torque on a
rotating shaft. The
turbine consists of a
number of
aerofoils, usually—but not always—vertically
mounted on a
rotating shaft or framework...
- that
operates in water. They are
similar in
appearance and
purpose to
aerofoils used by aeroplanes.
Boats that use
hydrofoil technology are also simply...
- (BWB), also
known as
blended body,
hybrid wing body (HWB) or a
lifting aerofoil fuselage, is a fixed-wing
aircraft having no
clear dividing line between...
- A
supercritical airfoil (supercritical
aerofoil in
British English) is an
airfoil designed primarily to
delay the
onset of wave drag in the
transonic speed...
-
Darrieus design, the
aerofoils are
arranged so that they are
symmetrical and have zero
rigging angle, that is, the
angle that the
aerofoils are set relative...
-
welded to the top and
bottom to
prevent or
minimise the end-effect on the
aerofoil and
maintain 'lift'. The
basic principle proportions of a
typical Schilling...
-
aeronautics in his work on
aerofoil design.
Phillips devised a wind
tunnel in
which he
studied a wide
variety of
aerofoil shapes for use in providing...
