- A wing tip (or
wingtip) is the part of the wing that is most
distant from the
fuselage of a fixed-wing aircraft.
Because the wing tip
shape influences...
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Wingtip devices are
intended to
improve the
efficiency of fixed-wing
aircraft by
reducing drag.
Although there are
several types of wing tip
devices which...
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Wingtip vortices are
circular patterns of
rotating air left
behind a wing as it
generates lift.: 5.14 The name is a
misnomer because the
cores of the...
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Brogues are most
commonly found in one of four toe cap styles — full or "
wingtip", semi-,
quarter and longwing — and four
closure styles,
namely Oxford...
- bomb bay.
Earlier wingtip coupling experiments included Tip Tow,
which were
attempts at
carrying fighters connected to the
wingtips of bombers. Tom-Tom...
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Wingtip Sloat (often
nicknamed to just Sloat) is an
indie rock trio
formed in the Washington, D.C.,
suburb Falls Church, Virginia.
Active throughout the...
- po****rized in the 1930s; for a wing collar, a
standard wing collar. Wing
collar wingtip collar A
small standing collar with the
points pressed to
stick out horizontally...
- In
fluid dynamics, a
stall is a
reduction in the lift
coefficient generated by a foil as
angle of
attack exceeds its
critical value. The
critical angle...
- contrail.
Their formation can also be
triggered by
changes in air
pressure in
wingtip vortices, or in the air over the
entire wing surface. Contrails, and other...
- Blériot VIII in 1908, some
designs of
early aircraft used "
wingtip" ailerons,
where the
entire wingtip was
rotated to
achieve roll
control as a separate, pivoting...
