aerofoil

• “aerofoil" is hardly ever used in practical aeronautics, I have, throughout this book, used the term SURFACE, which, while academically incorrect, since it does not indicate thickness, is a term usually used to describe the cambered lifting surfaces, i.e., the "planes" or”

  The Aeroplane Speaks

• “Inventor replaces the wing and propellor with an entirely new method of using a horizontal axis fan instead of an aerofoil wing.”

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• “The shape of wings or an aerofoil creates air pressure that can push up or down.”

  The Guardian: The Great Storm of 26 November 1703

• “This SBSP project is PRECISELY the sort of work NASA should be performing; as with it's predecessor NACA, which produced almost all the aerofoil profiles for the worlds 'aircraft.”

  Canceling SOMD's Space Based Solar Power Work - NASA Watch

• “It can be incorporated into a ring-shaped aerofoil and fired from a standard grenade launcher at low velocity, while still maintaining a flat trajectory for maximum accuracy.”

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• “Another thing to remember is that modern birds and bats are by no means "strict" in their aerofoil size and/or configuration.”

  Life's Time Capsule: Pterosaur Gallery

• “At each prompt, reconfigure the specified file path, double-click on the button launch icon, select a single equation default file from the macro selection register, insert the VGA graphics card in the rear aerofoil, and type "C: \" followed by the birthdates of all the people you have ever known.”

  I'm A Stranger Here Myself

• “Instinctively we fall flat on our stomachs and wait for the hail of stones which tear a few holes in our aerofoil, but we are unscathed.”

  Stuka Pilot

• “The supporting surfaces, consisting of the main plane, or aerofoil, behind, and the elevator in front.”

  Things To Make

• “Aeroplane -- A power-driven aerofoil with stabilizing and controlling surfaces.”

  The Aeroplane Speaks

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