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sweep back
Definição1
Visibly obvious backwards inclination of aerofoil from root to tip so that leading edge meets relative wind obliquely. This is usually done to increase critical Mach number.
Fonte1
GUNSTON, Bill. The Cambridge aerospace dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University, 2004. vii, 740 p. (Cambridge aerospace series.)
Fonte2
ANTAS, Luiz Mendes. Glossário de termos técnicos. São Paulo: Traço, 1979. 756 p. (Coleção Aeroespacial; t. 1.)
Nota adicional1
Information regarding this term is a result of researches developed by DECEA in cooperation with ANAC.
Subárea1
Aircraft Structure
Related Term
trailing sweep
Variante
sweepback
Português
enflechamento