aerodynamics of aircraft
61Critical Mach number — Transonic flow patterns on an aircraft wing showing the effects at critical mach. In aerodynamics, the critical Mach number (Mcr) of an aircraft is the lowest Mach number at which the airflow over any part of the aircraft reaches the speed of… …
62Dietrich Küchemann — CBE FRS[1] FRAeS (11. September 1911 in Göttingen, Germany; † 23. February 1976 in Farnham, Great Britain)[2] was a German aerodynamicist who made several important contributions to the advancement of high speed flight. He spent most of his… …
63Gurney flap — The Gurney Flap (or wickerbill) is a small flat tab projecting from the trailing edge of a wing. Typically it is set at a right angle to the pressure side surface of the airfoil,cite journal author = Van Dam, C.P. coauthors = Yen, D.T.; Vijgen, P …
64Boeing 737 — infobox Aircraft subtemplate=Infobox Boeing Aircraft name = Boeing 737 caption = Air Berlin Boeing 737 700 in a hybrid Boeing and Air Berlin livery. type = Airliner national origin = United States manufacturer = Boeing Commercial Airplanes… …
65Hans Multhopp — Hans Multhopp, holding a model of the Ta 183 Born 17 May 1913(1913 05 17) Alfred, Germany Died 30 October 1972 …
66Lift-induced drag — In aerodynamics, lift induced drag, induced drag, vortex drag, or sometimes drag due to lift, is a drag force that occurs whenever a moving object redirects the airflow coming at it. This drag force occurs in airplanes due to wings or a lifting… …
67Longitudinal static stability — is important in determining whether an aircraft will be able to fly as intended. Static stability As any vehicle moves it will be subjected to minor changes in the forces that act on it, and in its speed. * If such a change causes further changes …
68Ice protection system — Ice protection systems are designed to keep atmospheric ice from accumulating on aircraft flight surfaces while in flight. The effects of ice accretion on an aircraft can cause the shape of airfoils and flight control surfaces to change, which… …
69Drag (physics) — Shape and flow Form drag Skin friction 0% 100% 10% 90% …
70Ground effect vehicle — A ground effect vehicle, wing in ground effect vehicle (WIG), flarecraft, sea skimmer, ekranoplan, or wing in surface effect ship (WISE) is a vehicle that attains level flight near the surface of the Earth, made possible by a cushion of high… …
