aerofoil

Examples

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• Here's a little aerofoil I thought you might find amusing.

  The Virgin Suicides (2000)

• The 135's blades, although based on "identical" aerofoil profiles to the 116, have less carbon and are therefore "softer," in keeping with a design shift meant to cushion gust-driven loads.

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• So what I was thinking was what about if this aerofoil split down the middle?

• - It had these aerofoils that seemed to... -

  Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

• I can particularly remember soaring on the wind more or less in the ski-jumper's aerofoil position.

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• The current design elements, like the flared fenders, short overhangs, and aerofoil-like roofline, will be retained in the new design.

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• The airplane's wings are designed as an aerofoil to generate lift as it speeds through the air.

• Engineers tested the new aerofoil shape in a wind tunnel to observe its impact on flight performance.

Synonyms

A

airfoil

vsaerofoil

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2 8.1

A curved shape like a wing or blade that makes lift when it moves through air

emphasizes the shape producing lift or other aerodynamic forces when moving through air

F

foil

vsaerofoil

• Specialized

2 8.4

A curved surface on a boat or plane that helps it lift and steer

refers specifically to shapes that produce aerodynamic forces in air

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology