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airfoil

[ air-foil ]

noun

Aeronautics.
  1. any surface, as a wing, aileron, or stabilizer, designed to aid in lifting or controlling an aircraft by making use of the air currents through which it moves.


airfoil

/ ˈɛəˌ´Úɔɪ±ô /

noun

  1. a cross section of an aileron, wing, tailplane, or rotor blade Also calledaerofoil
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airfoil

/ â°ù′´Ú´Ç¾±±ô′ /

  1. A structure having a shape that provides lift, propulsion, stability, or directional control in a flying object. An aircraft wing provides lift by causing air to pass at a higher speed over the wing than below it, resulting in greater pressure below than above. Propellers are airfoils that are spun rapidly to provide propulsion.
  2. See more at Bernoulli effectSee Note at aerodynamics
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of airfoil1

First recorded in 1920–25; air 1 + foil 2
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A seafaring albatross, stretching out its sail-like airfoils, lives a very different life from a ground-dwelling antpitta with its long legs and short, stubby wings that it uses in rare, short bursts of flight.

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While many studies have evaluated these fringes using flat plates and airfoils, their exact mechanisms and effects on the interactions of feathers and the different wing features in real owl wings remained unknown.

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Purchasing new machines would increase capacity to meet higher demand for the company's airfoils used in engine compressors, but Delic wants a long-term commitment from buyers.

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A few miles away, Howmet, where my father worked next, made airfoils, rings, disks, forgings and other parts for airplanes, including the infamous F-35 fighter jet.

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“I often say it’s like seeing a car parked on the side of the road with racing slicks and racing stripes and an airfoil on the back and a big engine,†Ray said.

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