sheet spar
1Spar (aviation) — In an aircraft, the spar is the main structural member of the wing, running widthways across the span of the wing, at right angles (or thereabouts) to the fuselage. The spar carries all of the forces of both lift, and the weight of the wings on… …
2(a) sheet in the wind — mildly drunk A sheet is a rope tying a sail to a spar, not the sail itself as landlubbers sometimes assume. If one or more breaks loose, the vessel is in some disarray: A thought tipsy a sheet in the wind. (A. Trollope, 1885) A… …
3Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
4NASA Pathfinder — Helios Prototype Helios Prototype in flight Role Remote controlled UAV Manufacturer …
5Junk Rig — The Junk rig, also known as the Chinese lugsail and Sampan rig, is a type of sail rig in which rigid members, called battens, span the full width of the sail and extend the sail forward of the mast. [Hasler MacLeod, Practical Junk Rig , Tiller… …
6Dornier Do 217 — Do 217 Do 217 E 2 Role Medium bomber Heavy bomber …
7John Carver Meadows Frost — known as Jack (born 1915 in Walton on Thames, England, died 9 October 1979 in Auckland, New Zealand) was a British aircraft designer. His primary contributions centred on pioneering supersonic British experimental aircraft and as the chief… …
8Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
9Lateen — A lateen (from a la trina , meaning triangular) or latin rig is a triangular sail set on a long yard mounted at an angle on the mast, and running in a fore and aft direction. In western culture, the rig is originally reported found on sailing… …
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