The shape of wings or an aerofoil creates air pressure that can push up or down. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Storm of 26 November 1703] Reference
The supporting surfaces, consisting of the main plane, or aerofoil, behind, and the elevator in front. From Wordnik.com. [Things To Make] Reference
Another thing to remember is that modern birds and bats are by no means "strict" in their aerofoil size and/or configuration. From Wordnik.com. [Life's Time Capsule: Pterosaur Gallery] Reference
Inventor replaces the wing and propellor with an entirely new method of using a horizontal axis fan instead of an aerofoil wing. From Wordnik.com. [VideoSift Clips of the Week] Reference
It can be incorporated into a ring-shaped aerofoil and fired from a standard grenade launcher at low velocity, while still maintaining a flat trajectory for maximum accuracy. From Wordnik.com. [Robocops Come to Pittsburgh...and Bring the Latest Weaponry with Them] Reference
This SBSP project is PRECISELY the sort of work NASA should be performing; as with it's predecessor NACA, which produced almost all the aerofoil profiles for the worlds 'aircraft. From Wordnik.com. [Canceling SOMD's Space Based Solar Power Work - NASA Watch] Reference
BMW is the only team that has tested the full width front aerofoil. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
The aerofoil is where a large amount of the lift for an aircraft is generated. From Wordnik.com. [Cam Riley] Reference
Aeroplane -- A power-driven aerofoil with stabilizing and controlling surfaces. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeroplane Speaks] Reference
How is lift generated in an aircraft, what is a drag & what is aerofoil? en Español. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
But until now, no one thought to use the pressure in an analogue of an aerofoil, said. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News - Home] Reference
= Aeroplane = -- A power-driven aerofoil fitted with stabilizing and controlling surfaces. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeroplane Speaks Fifth Edition] Reference
Additionally, the cars normally have aerofoil wings to assist dynamics and produce what is called. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]]
Buoyed on this aerofoil, it floats outward and downward, sailing three feet for every one-foot drop in ideal conditions. From Wordnik.com. [TimesArgus.com: Barre/Montpelier Region] Reference
Instead of a tall tower, the turbine is a wide V-shape, with two wing-like aerofoil arms punctuated by perpendicular sails. From Wordnik.com. [The Engineer - News] Reference
The aerofoil pops up when the car reaches 120 km/h and, together with the rear diffuser, provides the necessary rear downforce. From Wordnik.com. [Top Speed] Reference
It sits on an all-new carbon-fibre hood whose shape has been tested in the wind tunnel to ensure optimum airflow at the rear aerofoil. From Wordnik.com. [Top Speed] Reference
Created by Franco Pelosi Design Lab, the aerofoil shape and ultra-modern lime green and black colors make its design far from traditional. From Wordnik.com. [TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends] Reference
Additionally, the cars normally have aerofoil wings to assist dynamics and produce what is called "downforce", which enhances road handling. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]]
The new supercar features a long bonnet, a low greenhouse positioned well to the rear and a short rear end with an extendable rear aerofoil. From Wordnik.com. [AMEinfo.com Latest News] Reference
The "one-off" wing for the Skycar comes from paramotor canopy firm Paramania, and is said to represent a step forward on normal fabric aerofoil tech. From Wordnik.com. [The Register] Reference
Savonius style turnines combined with aerofoil blades, although inneficient do not have the inherent problems that conventional 'propellor' styles have. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
The outline of a wind turbine - tall pylon, three large feather-shaped aerofoil blades rotating in a vertical plane - is so established that it has become emblematic. From Wordnik.com. [The Engineer - News] Reference
There are british monuments for traces as favorably as fiscal pimples who want to elottery a black boat, aerofoil rode, heavenly or spare articles, which are resold with boat. From Wordnik.com. [Wii-volution]
The new moveable frong wing device will allow drivers to adjust the aerofoil a maximum of twice per lap, up or down by six degrees from the position in which it started the Grand Prix. From Wordnik.com. [GPUpdate.net] Reference
Aerion plans to test on the F-15 a 1. 2m (4ft) span, 2. 1m chord aerofoil section that much more closely represents the final product compared with earlier test aerofoils with half the chord. From Wordnik.com. [HEADLINES] Reference
To the left are the rotary controls for the transmission's driving modes, including RACE START, as well as the keys for engine starting, the ESP® functions, the AMG memory function and the extendable rear aerofoil. From Wordnik.com. [Autoblog] Reference
Forthcoming phases of flight-testing will allow analysts to correlate results from earlier European transonic windtunnel tests in 2008 that demonstrated successful laminar flow, albeit for a small version of the aerofoil. From Wordnik.com. [HEADLINES] Reference
The new front apron has a splitter, the bonnet gets a central cooling air vent, there are wider front and rear wings, the sideskirts get cooling ducts for the rear brakes and the rear gets a diffuser and adjustable aerofoil. From Wordnik.com. [New Zealand Herald - Top Stories] Reference
The SLS AMG GT3 features a new new front apron with a splitter, the bonnet with central cooling air vent, wider front and rear wings, sideskirts with cooling ducts for the rear brakes, a rear diffuser and the adjustable rear aerofoil. From Wordnik.com. [Top Speed] Reference
Active suspension, carbon fibre flat underfloor, flow optimised wheelarch liners, load controlled intercooler water spray, electric adjustable rear spoiler and special aerofoil, flow optimised wing mirrors, modified spring and damper settings. From Wordnik.com. [Jalopnik] Reference
The buggy comes with a detachable ParaWing (parachute / aerofoil thing) and has a fan on the back of it, allowing it to take off into the sky when it hits 45mph - and it can then cruise at 70mph at a possible and terrifying maximum altitude of 15,000 feet. From Wordnik.com. [Tech Digest] Reference
(B) I Carried out C-scan inspection of fan blade aerofoil (M/s IAE engine manual task. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
"We call this an aerofoil design, which offers minimum resistance to air, making the car aerodynamic and faster. From Wordnik.com. [SiliconIndia.com] Reference
Loading -- The weight carried by an aerofoil. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeroplane Speaks] Reference
= Loading = -- The weight carried by an aerofoil. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeroplane Speaks Fifth Edition] Reference
That rear aerofoil is just gratuitous. From Wordnik.com. [Jalopnik] Reference
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