drag wire
1drag wire — Criss crossed tension wires between the spars to form a truss to resist forces acting on the wing in the direction of the wing chord. The wire designed to resist the backward forces is called a drag wire; the anti drag wire resists the forward… …
2drag wire — noun : a member of a truss in the wing and also in the wing support of an airplane for sustaining the backward reaction due to the drag of the wing …
3drag brace — i. An adjustable brace used to adjust the blade alignment of a semi rigid rotor. The braces resist the movement of the blade about its lead lad hinge and provide a means of sweeping the blade for chordwise balance. It is normally mounted on the… …
4Wire rope — consists of several strands laid (or twisted ) together like a helix. Each strand is likewise made of metal wires laid together like a helix. Initially wrought iron wires were used, but today steel is the main material used for wire ropes.History …
5drag — v. & n. v. (dragged, dragging) 1 tr. pull along with effort or difficulty. 2 a tr. allow (one s feet, tail, etc.) to trail along the ground. b intr. trail along the ground. c intr. (of time etc.) go or pass heavily or slowly or tediously. 3 a… …
6DRAG-U-LA — This article is about The Munsters car. For the Rob Zombie song, see Dragula (song). DRAG U LA, along with The Munster Koach, was one of two cars designed by Tom Daniel while working for George Barris and Barris Kustom Industries for the TV show… …
7wire drag — noun : a wire usually several thousand feet in length, maintained horizontally at any desired depth by means of attached weights, buoyed at intervals, towed by a power boat at each end, and used to locate submerged obstructions projecting above… …
8antidrag wire — Criss crossed tension wires between the spars to form a truss to resist forces acting on the wing in the direction of the wing chord. The wire designed to resist the backward forces is called a drag wire; the antidrag wire resists the forward… …
9Endless Wire (The Who album) — Endless Wire Studio album by The Who Released 30 October 2006 …
10Hot-wire foam cutter — A hot wire foam cutter is a tool used to cut polystyrene foam and similar materials. The device consists of a thin, taut metal wire, often made of nichrome or stainless steel, or a thicker wire preformed into a desired shape, which is heated via… …
