- 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...
-
define the type of
aerofoil section chosen. WWI biplanes, if
designed for
flight performance, will
often have curved-plate
aerofoils, as
these produce...
- 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...
- (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...
-
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...
- A
supercritical aerofoil (supercritical
airfoil in
American English) is an
airfoil designed primarily to
delay the
onset of wave drag in the transonic...
-
rudder on an aircraft. The term is also
applied to
compressor and
turbine aerofoils in gas
turbine engines such as turbojet, turboprop, or
turbofan engines...
- Recreation,
sports Fuel
source Gasoline, electric,
hydrogen Powered Yes Self-propelled Yes
Wheels 4–6
Aerofoils Optional Axles 2–4
Inventor Ray Harroun...
- the
University of Rome in
Italy pursued this idea further. The
model aerofoils used in
their wind
tunnel tests were
equipped with
numerous small holes...
- that
operates in water. They are
similar in
appearance and
purpose to
aerofoils used by aeroplanes.
Boats that use
hydrofoil technology are also simply...
