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  • 1lower camber — The curvature of the lower surface of an airfoil. Also called a negative camber …

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  • 2camber — /ˈkæmbə / (say kambuh) verb (i) 1. to arch slightly; bend or curve upwards in the middle. –verb (t) 2. to cause to arch slightly. –noun 3. a slight arching or convexity above, as of a ship s deck or a road surface. 4. a slightly arching piece of… …

  • 3camber — i. The curvature of an airfoil above and below the chord line surface. It is the distance between the mean camber line and the chord line. Where the mean camber line lies above the chord line, the airfoil is said to have a positive camber.… …

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  • 4NACA airfoil — Profile geometry – 1: Zero lift line; 2: Leading edge; 3: Nose circle; 4: Camber; 5: Max. thickness; 6: Upper surface; 7: Trailing edge; 8: Camber mean line; 9: Lower surface …

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  • 5NACA-Profil — Geometrie eines Profils – 1: Nullauftriebslinie (zero lift line); 2: Flügelnase (leading edge); 3: Krümmungsradius der Flügelnase (nose circle); 4: Skelettlinie (camber); 5: maximale Profildicke (max. thickness); 6: obere Profilseite (upper… …

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  • 6NACA-Profile — Geometrie eines Profils – 1: Nullauftriebslinie (zero lift line); 2: Flügelnase (leading edge); 3: Krümmungsradius der Flügelnase (nose circle); 4: Wölbung (camber); 5: maximale Profildicke (max. thickness); 6: obere Profilseite (upper surface);… …

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  • 7Clark Y — is the name of a particular aerofoil profile, widely used in general purpose aircraft designs, and much studied in aerodynamics over the years. The profile was designed in 1922 by Virginius E. Clark. The airfoil has a thickness of 11.7 percent… …

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  • 8Gurney 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 …

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  • 9Lift coefficient — The lift coefficient ( or ) is a dimensionless coefficient that relates the lift generated by a lifting body, the dynamic pressure of the fluid flow around the body, and a reference area associated with the body. A lifting body is a foil or a… …

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  • 10Skittles (sport) — Skittles is an old European , a variety of bowling, from which Ten pin bowling, Duckpin bowling, and Candlepin bowling in the United States, and Five pin bowling in Canada are descended. In the United Kingdom the game remains a very popular pub… …

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