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fence
- Sinônimos - Inglês
- wing fence
- Definição1
- A stationary wall-like plate on the upper surface of a wing, extending chordwise or substantially parallel to the airstream. Fences generally extend from one-third up to one-half of the wing chord and are located outward about two thirds of the span. Fences prevent a spanwise airflow, especially in swept wings.
- Fonte1
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Fonte2
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Circular 88: aircraft accident digest n.17. Montreal, 1968. V.2 (Cir. 88-AN/74)
- Nota Adicional1
- Information regarding this term is a result of researches developed by DECEA in cooperation with ANAC.
- Contexto
- The undercarriage main gear was retracted and the nose gear was approximately three quarters retracted, the nose wheel doors had jammed due to structural distortion, Port and starboard wing flaps with the exception of the starboard outer section were almost completely destroyed during the collision with the fence, the flap selector lever was set at 20 °.
- Subárea
- Aircraft Structure
- Français
- cloison de décrochage
- Imagem
Wing fences of a Sukhoi Su-22M-4.
Fonte: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wing_fence_sukhoi-22m-4.jpg
