Sentences with phrase «air over their wings»

Real bats have a network of sensory organs across their skin that researchers think provides them with information about the flow of air over their wings.

A smooth surface encourages non-turbulent «laminar» flow of air over the wing.

Typically, lift was explained by Bernoulli's principle, which says that because air moves faster over the top of the wing than the bottom (the bottom of the wing is straight while top of the wing is curved, so air going over the wing goes futher in the same amount of time), the pressure of the air over the wing is lower.

Hot air expands, so when we try to get our aircraft of the ground, if it's hot, it's harder to get enough air over the wing to produce enough lift.

Static pressure is converted to velocity pressure, pretty much like air over a wing converts velocity pressure in to static lift.

@Treehugger Serrated feathers of owls allow near silent flight because of the way they distribute air over wings.

Not exact matches

92 aircraft were lost — so many that Japan's third carrier, Zuikaku, lost its entire air wing, and over 900 servicemen were killed.

Its air wing conducted over 1,800 combat sorties that dropped over 1,085 guided munitions on Islamic State targets.

By the end of its deployment, its air wing had dropped over 1,118 bombs on ISIS target, passing a previous record set by USS Theodore Roosevelt's air wing earlier that year.

I will never forget how those wings went round and round, and how, by the merest pressure of the fingers and a feeling for air, one might go away over the roofs.

Bake your wings at 450 ° on a wire rack over a sheet pan to give them even more air flow.

On about the fourth attempt to move in close, I crossed a small clearing and was about to swing around a bush when over it I saw a number of birds wing into the air with loud chirping.

No contract negotiations from either side will take place until the end of the season when West Ham have guaranteed their Premier League status but there seems a willingness on both sides to conclude a deal over the Summer and an air of certainty that the club has no - one else waiting in the wings as an alternative option.

A Delta Air Lines flight landing at La Guardia Airport skidded off the runway, crashed over a berm and through a fence during a snowstorm this morning, forcing passengers to evacuate by climbing out onto a broken wing.

The differences over Trident, aired in the city where Labour's only pacifist leader, George Lansbury, failed to persuade trade union leaders of the need to disarm in 1935, go to the heart of the differences between Labour's two wings.

Sure, they move up and down, but that motion generates lift the same way a fixed airplane wing does: When air flows over the wing, it moves down to follow the wing's slightly tilted surface.

The combination of factors ensures that air flows faster over the wing than under it.

Winona Ryder's jealous Beth lurks in the wings, feeding an air of menace throughout, but looming large over the central relationship more than anybody else is Barbara Hershey as Nina's mother, a horrifying font of cruelty and emotional violence.

There is also a new set of wheels that include revised aero wings and optimised spoke geometry to improve brake cooling, reduce weight and optimise air - flow over the wheel's surface.

These mounting positions make the most of the air flowing over the wing's surface.

The curved profile of an airplane's wing deflects airflow, forcing some air over the top and some under the bottom.

Exactly 20 years ago, in March 1995 the impressive Diablo SV was unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show, short for Sport Veloce the Diablo SV was in fact the entry level model, a lightweight version of the Diablo 2WD that was developed with racing in mind (in 1996 the Diablo SV - R became a reality), hence the alcantara interior, special rear wing and air intakes to draw cool air straight into the V12 engine compartment... the Diablo SV quickly became a very popular model, and by the time the MY1999 with the fixed headlights took over production of the original Diablo 2WD was halted in favor of the Diablo SV, which also featured rear wheel drive only while the Diablo VT was a four wheel drive version.

The B9's drag coefficient value of 0.23 is class leading, and is derived from a range of subtle measures, including the outer lines of the air inlets that integrate additional openings (they guide some of the airstream over the wheel well), wing mirrors positioned on the door sills (narrow stripes enhance aeroacoustics, amber light below it is a unique blind spot assist method), narrow trim on the rear windows and a largely smooth underbody.

As it can be seen some of the air is flowing over the leading car's downwash region and some of the flow is coming from the diffuser carrying less energy and affecting the front wing performance.

Bentley's trademark leather - clad «wings» cast shadows over luxurious trim inserts and the four chrome air vents looks and feel top - drawer.

The Carlsson «flicks» on the sides of the front apron guide air also help to reduce lift over the front axle, with the surrounds to the front wing air outlets and the aero flaps on the front splitter, side skirts and rear apron continuing the carbon - fibre theme.

Two flaps at the front stay closed to deliver maximum downforce by directing the air over the body and rear wing in a very specific way.

The epitome of function over form, it goes even further than its predecessor, offering vortex generators, an even smoother underbody, a front «air curtain» and the mother of all rear wings.

The feature line that starts at the outboard edge of the lower air intake, runs up over the front wing, rises into the waistline and then runs around the trailing edge of the bootlid is an example of this.

The front air deflector serves to vent the engine compartment, while wings over the rear wheels ensure optimum airflow around the vehicle.

Exhibitor: XIX Wheels Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Website: www.xixwheels.com Booth Number: 45051 Customizer / Builder: David Gutierrez, Los Angeles, CA Powertrain / Drivetrain: 3.5 L V6 engine; BT throttle body, Diablo Predator tuner; MagnaFlow exhaust; color - matched throttle body; Billet Technology underhood kit, coolant tank; KillerGlass radiator hose, lights and clear coolant; Odyssey battery and billet bracket Chassis: Drake billet strut bar with billet nuts; LMI carbon - fiber brakes; stainless - steel brake lines; Accuair air ride; coil - overs; Hotchkis sway bars; XIX X39 22x9 front and 22x10.5 rear wheels Exterior: One - off front end; Webasto sunroofs; 2KMotor headlight MOPAR inserts; custom lit door handles; blacked - out side markers; custom painted taillights; tinted windows; Billet Technology billet - aluminum Chrysler wing; HID headlights and foglights; Grip grille; TruFiber carbon - fiber Challenger - style hood and trunk with carbon - fiber wing, ABS cover, fuse box and radiator cover; Sick Speed billet fender bolts; Fnkycld Motorsports firewall Interior: Billet Technology A / C knobs, cruise control covers, light knobs, door lock kit, seat controls, visor disguisers, shift plate and door sills; custom mini wings on dash and in trunk; Isimple iPod interface; Swiss Audio sub and amp

Exhibitor: Spyder Auto Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.spyderauto.com/ Booth Number: 20347 Customizer / Builder: Reginald Cunanan; Las Vegas, NV Powertrain / Drivetrain: 2.0 L 4B11T engine; AGP cold - air intake, intercooler pipes and intercooler; AEM fuel pump; CSF radiator; Competition Clutch stage 3; Design Engineering gold heat wrap, exhaust heat wrap, heat shield, fire sleeve and tape kit; Fuel Injector injectors; Greddy turbo - back exhaust; Grimmspeed boost controller; K&N Engineering carbon - fiber air filter and oil filter; Motul motor oil; Radium Engineering dual catch cans, fuel rail and fuel pressure gauge; Samco Sport hose kit; Turbosmart blow - off valve; Works Motorsports shifter cable bushings; Optima battery Chassis: GTSPEC strut bars; SuperPro Suspension sway bars and roll center kit; Stance coil - overs; Work 18x10.5 - 15 wheels and flat - face center caps Exterior: Continental 275 / 35/18 tires; carbon - fiber hood; EBC Brakes rotors and brake pads; Spyder Auto headlights and taillights; Synergy lug nuts; Varis front bumper, front lip guard and side skirts; VIS Racing carbon - fiber trunk and V - mount wing Interior: AEM boost, oil pressure and air - to - fuel - ratio gauges; custom A-pillar gauge pod; Alcantara hand brake and shift boots; Personal Grinta steering wheel; GoPro Hero 2 camera; Takata Harnesses; Works Motorsports short - throw shifter kit, shifter console bushing kit, grab shift knob, short hub and quick release

It is a version of Infiniti FX50 with Moonlight White body colour, matte white exterior color, F1 - inspired carbon fiber front air dam with white LED running lights, F1 - inspired side skirts and rear air dam, 21 - inch 10 - spoke black - finish aluminum wheels, dark tinted adaptive headlamps, dark tinted rear tail lamps, satin aluminum door handles, side air vents and exterior trim, carbon fiber rear wing, carbon fiber interior trim, F1 - inspired steering wheel and suede seating surfaces, unique Sebastian Vettel badging on the side fenders, rear liftgate, interior center console and embroidered front seats; increased engine power to 420 PS (309 kW; 414 hp), a front air dam provides increased downforce, 20 millimeters lower ride height, 30 percent improved coefficient of drag over standard FX.

A massive rear diffuser in clear carbon fiber, some additional Y - shape insets in the rear air vents and a massive carbon fiber rear wing complete the look at the back of this Raging Bull... but wait, the carbon fiber frenzy isn't over yet... the roof and intake flaps behind the side window are covered in clear carbon fiber too... would you expect anything else?

The teardrop cabin shape also meant you had a lot more air flowing over the cabin to the rear wing.

Fluid mechanics — It is a part of aerodynamics and is concerned with the flow of air over bodies such as wings or objects such as wind tunnels.

By day the air over the distant mountains seemed to swirl as if stirred by the motions of mighty wings.

The airfoil shape of the wing causes air to move faster over the top of the wing than below, resulting in an upward lift from the slower moving air beneath the wing.

Personalised Wildlife Safaris to Kruger National Park with the option of a hot air balloon flight over the Sabie River Valley, helicopter flight over the Blyde River Canyon, scenic fixed - wing Microlight Bantam flight, tour of the Panorama Route or endangered wildlife...

Manta Dive, already well known and established for over 7 years on Gili Trawangan has spread its wings and now boasts a sister operation on the island of Gili Air.

Air China's Boeing 747 - 8 premium economy cabin has 66 seats right over the wing, in a 3 -4-3 layout with a pitch of 40 inches compared to its economy class with a pitch of 32 inches.

New Pikmin to the game series include the black rock Pikmin and pink flying winged that follow the player and can carry items in the air over hazards.

Clean Air Act which will increase pollution) 13) timing press releases so bad news will miss the news cycle on long weekends, especially when they plan on not enforcing environmental laws 14) press not reporting on the outrageous use of signing statements (president basically saying he intends to violate his oath of office) 15) press rarely reporting on anti-war demonstrations 16) Whitehouse use of Fox News (sic) and right - wing demagogue radio to get its message out 17) right - wing attempt to take over NPR and PBS.

Aircraft wings which redirect air to waggle sideways over their surfaces could significantly reduce drag and thus cut fuel consumption and emissions by 20 %, according to researchers at the University of Warwick (UK).