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11Area rule — The Whitcomb area rule, also called the transonic area rule, is a design technique used to reduce an aircraft s drag at transonic and supersonic speeds, particularly between Mach 0.75 and 1.2. This is one of the most important operating speed… …
12Boundary layer transition — The process of a laminar boundary layer becoming turbulent is known as boundary layer transition. This process is an extraordinarily complicated process which at present is not fully understood. However, as the result of many decades of intensive …
13DG Flugzeugbau LS10 — LS10 Role 18 metre class sailplane National origin Germany Manufacturer DG Flugzeugbau First flight 6 June 2003 Status In production Number built 19 The …
14vane — i. A thin and more or less flat object intended to align itself with a stream or flow in a manner similar to that of the common weathercock, such as a device that projects ahead of an aircraft to sense gusts or other actions of the air to create… …
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