sweep angle

  • 1sweep angle — The angle between the lateral axis and the quarter chord line. It is sometimes also referred to as the leading edge sweep …

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  • 2Sweep theory — is an aeronautical engineering description of the behavior of airflow over a wing when the wing s leading edge encounters the airflow at an oblique angle. The development of sweep theory resulted in the swept wing design used by most modern jet… …

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  • 3sweep|back — «SWEEP BAK», noun. the acute angle at which the wing of an aircraft slopes or slants backwards from the fuselage to the wing tip: »The wings pivot in such a way that they can be ranged with almost no sweepback for take off and landing (Observer) …

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  • 4sweep — sweep1 sweepable, adj. /sweep/, v., swept, sweeping, n. v.t. 1. to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like. 2. to clear or clean (a floor, room, chimney …

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  • 5sweep — I. verb (swept; sweeping) Etymology: Middle English swepen; akin to Old English swāpan to sweep, Old High German sweifen to wander Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to remove from a surface with or as if with a broom or brush < swept the&#8230; …

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  • 6sweep — v. & n. v. (past and past part. swept) 1 tr. clean or clear (a room or area etc.) with or as with a broom. 2 intr. (often foll. by up) clean a room etc. in this way. 3 tr. (often foll. by up) collect or remove (dirt or litter etc.) by sweeping. 4 …

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  • 7Variable-sweep wing — A Variable sweep wing is an aeroplane wing that may be swept back and then returned to its original position during flight. It allows the aircraft s planform to be modified in flight, and is therefore an example of variable geometry.Typically, a&#8230; …

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  • 8Chimney sweep — Chimney sweeper redirects here. For the geometer moth, see Odezia atrata. Chimney sweep in the 1850s A chimney sweep is a worker who clears ash and soot from chimneys. The chimney uses the pressure difference caused by a hot column of gas to&#8230; …

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  • 9Tom Sweep — Infobox Film name = Tom Sweep image size = caption = Screenshot from Tom Sweep director = Michaël Dudok De Wit producer = Jill Thomas Richard Purdum Productions writer = Michaël Dudok De Wit narrator = starring = music = cinematography = editing …

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  • 10Dead angle — Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de[ a]d; akin to OS. d[=o]d, D. dood, G. todt, tot, Icel. dau[eth]r, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. daubs; prop. p. p. of an old verb meaning to die. See {Die}, and cf. {Death}.] 1. Deprived of life;&#8230; …

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