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- Sinônimos
- airfoil
- Definição1
- An airfoil (in American English) or aerofoil (in British English) is the shape of a wing or blade (of a propeller, rotor or turbine) or sail as seen in cross-section.
- Fonte1
- WIKIPEDIA, a enciclopédia livre. Airfoil. [S.l.], 2010. Disponível em: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airfoil. Acesso em: 03 dez. 2010.
- Nota adicional1
- The component of this force perpendicular to the direction of motion is called lift. The component parallel to the direction of motion is called drag.
- Nota adicional2
- An airfoil-shaped body moved through a fluid produces an aerodynamic force.
- Contexto
- The lift on an airfoil is primarily the result of its shape (in particular its camber) and its angle of attack. When either is positive, the resulting flowfield about the airfoil has a higher average velocity on the upper surface than on the lower surface.
- Subárea
- Aerodynamics
- Related Term
- symmetrical airfoil
- Narrower Term
- rotating dynamic airfoil
- Spanish
- superficie sustentadora
- Imagem
An airfoil section is displayed at the tip of this Denney Kitfox aircraft, built in 1991.
Fonte: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Denney.kitfox.g-foxc.arp.jpg
