Aeronautics & Aerodynamics
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1.Aerodynamics The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air.
2.aeronautics the science or practice of travel through the air
3.Airfoil A part or surface, such as a wing, propeller blade, or rudder, whose shape and orientation control stability, di-
rection, lift, thrust, or propulsion.
4.Angle of Attack The angle formed by the wing chord line and the relative wind.
5.Camber the curved part of an airfoil from its leading to trailing edge
6.canard aeronautical arrangement where a small forewing is placed forward of the main wing of a fixed-wing aircraft.
7.chord Aeronautics & Aerodynamics
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the imaginary straight line joining the leading edge and trailing edg3
8.Compression WaveWave that the particles move backwards and forwards in the same direction as the energy transfer
9.Dynamic lift The net upward force on a wing.
10.Expansion Wave supersonic air is flowing over the top of a wing, and the wing surface turns away from the direction of flow, the air will expand and follow the new direction
11.form drag Results from the turbulent wake caused by the separation of airflow from the surface of a structure.
12.friction drag Drag arising from friction forces at the surface of an air-
craft, due to the viscosity of the air.
13.Induced Drag Generated by the airflow circulation around the wing as it creates lift.
14.Leading Edge The front, usually rounded, edge of an airplane wing or airfoil.
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