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1Lift-induced drag — In aerodynamics, lift induced drag, induced drag, vortex drag, or sometimes drag due to lift, is a drag force that occurs whenever a moving object redirects the airflow coming at it. This drag force occurs in airplanes due to wings or a lifting… …
2Swept wing — A swept wing is a wing planform common on high speed aircraft, with the wing swept back instead of being set at right angles to the fuselage. This is a useful drag reducing measure for aircraft flying just below the speed of sound. Forward sweep… …
3Waverider — A waverider is a hypersonic aircraft design that improves its supersonic lift to drag ratio by producing a lifting surface built out of the shock waves being generated by its own flight, a technique known as compression lift. To date the only… …
4Wing fence — Wing fences, also known as boundary layer fences and potential fences are fixed aerodynamic devices attached to aircraft wings. Not to be confused with wingtip fences, wing fences are flat metal plates fixed to the upper surfaces (and often… …
5vane — 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… …
6Area 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… …
7Hawker Hunter — infobox Aircraft name = Hawker Hunter type = Fighter and ground attack national origin = United Kingdom manufacturer = Hawker Siddeley caption = Privately owned Hunter T 7 “Blue Diamond” designer = Sydney Camm first flight = 21 July 1951… …
8Pitch-up — In aerodynamics, pitch up is a severe form of stall.The phenomenon of pitch up is directly related to inherent properties of all swept wings. Wingtips of a swept wing carry a higher load relative to the lift they generate compared to more inboard …
9CF-105 Arrow — Infobox Aircraft name= CF 105 Arrow type= Interceptor manufacturer= Avro Aircraft Limited (Canada) caption= Photo from the Canadian Department of National Defence designer= first flight= 25 March 1958 introduction= retired= status= Cancelled 20… …
10De Havilland Comet — Infobox Aircraft name= DH.106 Comet type= Airliner manufacturer= de Havilland caption= A Royal Air Force Comet C.2 in flight. first flight= 27 July 1949 introduced= 2 May 1952 with BOAC retired= status=In military service only primary user= BOAC… …
