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1Wing shape optimization — is a software implementation of shape optimization primarily used for aircraft design. This allows for engineers to produce more efficient and cheaper aircraft designs.HistoryShape optimization, as a software process and tool, first appeared as… …
2Wing 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,… …
3Drag coefficient — In fluid dynamics, the drag coefficient (commonly denoted as: cd, cx or cw) is a dimensionless quantity that is used to quantify the drag or resistance of an object in a fluid environment such as air or water. It is used in the drag equation,… …
4Drag reduction system — DRS in action: open above, closed below Driver adjustable bodywork,[1] commonly known as drag reduction system (or DRS), is a motorsport technology aimed at reducing aerodynamic drag in order to promote overtaking in Formula One. DRS was… …
5Wing loading — In aerodynamics, wing loading is the loaded weight of the aircraft divided by the area of the wing. [Thom, 1988. p. 6.] It is broadly reflective of the aircraft s lift to mass ratio, which affects its rate of climb, load carrying ability, and… …
6Drag (physics) — Shape and flow Form drag Skin friction 0% 100% 10% 90% …
7Wing — A wing is a surface used to produce lift for flight through the air or another gaseous medium. The wing shape is usually an airfoil. The word originally referred only to the foremost limbs of birds, but has been extended to include the wings of… …
8Drag divergence Mach number — The drag divergence Mach number (not to be confused with critical Mach number) is the Mach number at which the aerodynamic drag on an airfoil or airframe begins to increase rapidly as the Mach number continues to increase[1]. This increase can… …
9Wing clipping — This article relates to birds. For clipped wing aircraft, see Wing. A wing clipped African Grey Parrot Wing clipping is the process of trimming a bird s primary flight feathers ( primaries ) so that it is no longer fully flighted …
10Wing root — The wing root is that part of the wing, on a fixed wing aircraft, that is closest to the fuselage.Peppler, I.L.: From The Ground Up , page 9. Aviation Publishers Co. Limited, Ottawa Ontario, Twenty Seventh Revised Edition, 1996. ISBN 09690054 9… …
