Swedish manufacturer Koenigsegg is also taking door design to a new level with what it calls the dihedral synchro-helix actuation system. From Wordnik.com. [Colin Campbell] Reference
The angle between two planes is termed dihedral, between three trihedral, between any number more than three polyhedral. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1] Reference
Thoughts on "flight dynamics twist, dihedral and wingtips". From Wordnik.com. [[flight dynamics] twist, dihedral and wingtips] Reference
To counteract this large amount of dihedral, some geometric anhedral is required. From Wordnik.com. [[flight dynamics] twist, dihedral and wingtips] Reference
The end result of all of this is that dihedral tends to make an aircraft more stable. From Wordnik.com. [[flight dynamics] twist, dihedral and wingtips] Reference
Reversing my climb back down the mixed ice and rock dihedral would lead to a death fall. From Wordnik.com. [Between a Rock and a Hard Place] Reference
The Stuka, the dihedral - gull-winged Junker 87 dive-bomber - was the most feared of all. From Wordnik.com. [San Andreas]
If each wing is angled 5° up from the horizontal, then the wing is said to have 5° of dihedral. From Wordnik.com. [[flight dynamics] twist, dihedral and wingtips] Reference
The opposite of dihedral is called anhedral, and, of course, refers to a wing that is angled down. From Wordnik.com. [[flight dynamics] twist, dihedral and wingtips] Reference
Then I went back to retry a tough white 5.7 in a dihedral with a little roof, and I blew it at the crux four times. From Wordnik.com. [you got a plot to write every night. did they never tell you that?] Reference
All this talk of anhedral and dihedral leads to the question of why one would want use either of these on an aircraft. From Wordnik.com. [[flight dynamics] twist, dihedral and wingtips] Reference
Sorry for going off topic, but I would appreciate some more aerodynamics posts: the one on anhedral and dihedral was especially good. From Wordnik.com. [[propaganda] predators, women and the ahl] Reference
Large transports have both a high wing and a considerable amount of wing sweep, both of which create a large amount of effective dihedral. From Wordnik.com. [[flight dynamics] twist, dihedral and wingtips] Reference
It's not an accurate portrayal of a dihedral in any way. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Down low there is actually no dihedral, but its still not straight in. From Wordnik.com. Reference
V, to form a dihedral angle, with the center low and the wing-tips elevated. From Wordnik.com. [The Early History of the Airplane] Reference
Its set up in such a way that it is essentially in an open book left dihedral. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Signature exterior cues include horizontal spline lines and dihedral, v-shaped hood. From Wordnik.com. [Top Speed] Reference
It is a monoplane of the dihedral type, with a main plane on each side of the center. From Wordnik.com. [Flying Machines: Construction and Operation] Reference
Center-outlet exhaust with twin dihedral-shaped tips that pass through the rear fascia. From Wordnik.com. Reference
In its most basic form, Dang writes out dihedral angles (phi, psi, chi#) hence the name. From Wordnik.com. [Softpedia - Windows - All] Reference
The main features of the design of Esnault-Pelterie's monoplane was the inverted dihedral. From Wordnik.com. [A History of Aeronautics] Reference
There is then, in effect, a longitudinal dihedral as explained and illustrated in Chapter I. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeroplane Speaks Fifth Edition] Reference
Having two sides and set at an angle, like dihedral planes, or dihedral propeller blades. From Wordnik.com. [Flying Machines: Construction and Operation] Reference
YET ANOTHER METHOD of finding the dihedral angle, and at the same time the angle of incidence, is as follows. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeroplane Speaks Fifth Edition] Reference
The wings were fixed at a considerable dihedral angle, and the engine was a twenty-four horse-power Antoinette. From Wordnik.com. [The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force] Reference
I will now, by means of the following illustration, try to explain how the longitudinal dihedral secures stability. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeroplane Speaks Fifth Edition] Reference
Another method of securing the dihedral angle, and also the angle of incidence, is by means of the dihedral board. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeroplane Speaks Fifth Edition] Reference
It is now, I hope, clear to the reader that the lateral dihedral is not quite so effective as would appear at first sight. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeroplane Speaks Fifth Edition] Reference
It then follows that, for the lateral dihedral angle to be effective, such angle must be large enough to produce, when the aeroplane tilts. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeroplane Speaks Fifth Edition] Reference
Here is an example of dihedral. From Wordnik.com. [[flight dynamics] twist, dihedral and wingtips] Reference
I know the Spitfire used dihedral. From Wordnik.com. [[flight dynamics] twist, dihedral and wingtips] Reference
Effective dihedral is a little different. From Wordnik.com. [[flight dynamics] twist, dihedral and wingtips] Reference
Now let's consider the advantages of dihedral. From Wordnik.com. [[flight dynamics] twist, dihedral and wingtips] Reference
The dihedral board is probably not true. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeroplane Speaks Fifth Edition] Reference
This is known as the longitudinal dihedral. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeroplane Speaks Fifth Edition] Reference
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