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81Powered hang glider — A foot launched powered hang glider (FLPHG), also called powered harness, nanolight or hangmotor, is a powered hang glider harness with a motor and propeller in pusher configuration. An ordinary hang glider is used for its wing and control frame …
82Triangle control frame — The triangle control frame (TCF or A frame) is widely used in hang gliders, powered hang gliders, and ultralight aircraft. TCF is just one of many sorts of control solutions. TCF resolves a means of using weight shifting attitude control in… …
83Glossary of motorsport terms — The following is a glossary of terminology used in motorsport, along with explanations of their meanings. Contents: 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W …
84Area 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… …
85Wright brothers — Orville Wright Photo: 1903 Born August 19 …
86Supersonic transport — The Concorde supersonic transport had an ogival delta wing, a slender fuselage and four underslung Rolls Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 engines. A supersonic transport (SST) is a civilian supersonic aircraft designed to transport passengers at speeds… …
87locomotion — /loh keuh moh sheuhn/, n. the act or power of moving from place to place. [1640 50; see LOCOMOTIVE, MOTION] * * * Any of various animal movements that result in progression from one place to another. Locomotion is classified as either… …
88military aircraft — Introduction any type of aircraft that has been adapted for military use. Aircraft have been a fundamental part of military power since the mid 20th century. Generally speaking, all military aircraft fall into one of the following… …
89Flight control surfaces — Aircraft flight control surfaces allow a pilot to adjust and control the aircraft s flight attitude.Development of an effective set of flight controls was a critical advance in the development of the aircraft. Early efforts at fixed wing aircraft …
90Flap (aircraft) — Flaps are hinged surfaces on the trailing edge of the wings of a fixed wing aircraft. As flaps are extended, the stalling speed of the aircraft is reduced. Flaps are also used on the leading edge of the wings of some high speed jet aircraft,… …
