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11Delayed stall — The existence of the delayed stall can be related to the a prolonged attachment of the leading edge vortex on an insect s wing. Insects fly at high angles of attack, and through their motion, a leading edge vortex (LEV) and a trailing edge vortex …
12Leading edge — The leading edge is a line connecting the forward most points of a wing s profile. In other words, it s the front edge of the wing. When an aircraft is moving forward, the leading edge is that part of the wing that first contacts the air.Crane,… …
13Leading edge extension — Leading edge extensions or LEX (also referred to as leading edge root extensions or LERX or strakes or chines ) are fillets added to the front of a modern fighter aircraft s wings in order to provide usable airflow at high angles of attack. They… …
14Book stall — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and …
15British European Airways Flight 548 — Infobox Aircraft accident|name=British European Airways Flight 548 Crash Date=18 June 1972 Type=Deep stall aircraft misconfiguration caused by pilot error Site=Staines, England Fatalities=118 Injuries=0 Aircraft Type=Hawker Siddeley Trident 1C… …
16List of snowboard tricks — Snowboard tricks are aerials or maneuvers performed on snowboards for fun, or in competitions. Most often, these maneuvers are performed on obstacles such as jumps, halfpipes, quarterpipes, hips, handrails, funboxes, or ledges, or on the surface… …
17de Havilland Mosquito — DH.98 Mosquito The Mosquito B Mk XVI ML963 of 571 Squadron this aircraft was lost on an operation to Berlin in April 1945 …
18airplane — /air playn /, n. 1. a heavier than air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc. 2. any similar heavier than air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter. Also …
19Playboating — is a discipline of whitewater kayaking or canoeing where the paddler performs various technical moves in one place (a playspot), as opposed to downriver whitewater canoeing or kayaking where the objective is to travel the length of a section of… …
20Wing configuration — For aircraft configurations in general, including fuselage, tail and powerplant configuration, see Aircraft. For rotary winged aircraft types, see Rotorcraft. For direct lift and compound or hybrid types, see Powered lift. Fixed wing aircraft,… …
