Aircraft wings are the parts of an airplane that help it fly by generating lift. They are the large, flat surfaces attached to the sides of the airplane and are shaped like airplane wings to create air pressure differences that keep the plane in the air.
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Ice accumulation
on aircraft wings is a common contributing factor to airplane accidents.
Evolutionary algorithms are often used to help improve things
like aircraft wings or radio antennas in ways that humans might not have conceived of.
«Distributed propulsion» — locating an array of electric motors at the leading edge
of aircraft wings for takeoff and landing, while using jet - fueled engines at the wingtips for cruising — is reportedly showing promise to reduce fuel consumption and resultant CO2 emissions.
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).
It's the strongest, thinnest, best conducting material known to science, to be used in everything
from aircraft wings to microchips.
When air warms, its density drops — which, in turn, affects the amount of lift air can generate as it rushes
across aircraft wings.
Lessons learned from the wings could be applied to new technologies, including
foldable aircraft wings or solar panels that unfurl from a spacecraft.
«It is just a question of time before we
see aircraft wings that exhibit morphing capabilities that seem impossible today.»
Because aircraft wings generate both low - pressure regions (because of lift) and amplified low - pressure disturbances, large low - pressure regions exist near the aircraft, especially under sonic flight conditions.
The final stainless steel sculpture comprises three elements which
resemble aircraft wings and proved Frömel's capacity to work on a monumental scale.
But that's not the only simple improvement that could cut fuel use - now a team from the University of Warwick in the UK claims that «waggling» air
accross aircraft wings could cut skin friction drag by 40 %, offering a 20 % savings in fuel consumption and emissions.
Modified existing
F22 aircraft wing to body alignment and surfaces between prime and sub contractors to ensure low observable vehicle requirements were within tolerance.
• Qualified to inspect and operate powered and manual ground control equipment • Proven ability to
leverage aircraft wing wiring • Skilled in diagnosis and subsequent structural, mechanical and electrical repairing
Though they share similar airfoil shapes, Hu said icing
on aircraft wings and wind turbine blades can be quite different.
I'd previously worked on industrial mathematical modeling, such as the design
of aircraft wings, the prediction of the effects of explosives planted in quarries, and the optimal design of razors (the two - blade variety) to name but a few.
The idea for Saildrone's design, a hard carbon - fiber sail that looks and acts like
an aircraft wing, came from Jenkins's past as a land - yacht racer.
Rated for California seismic loads, so super strong, but bored in the middle, like
an aircraft wing spar, so not heavy.
On the other hand, frameworks that have a degree of flexibility, that can bend with the circumstances but retain their essential integrity, like
an aircraft wing in turbulence, stand a reasonable chance of coming through.
«These owl - inspired leading edge serrations, if applied to wind turbine blades,
aircraft wings or drone rotors, could provide a useful biomimetic design for flow control and noise reduction.
Northrop Grumman Corporation engineer Allen Arata created
an aircraft wing edge that controls lift, roll, and pitch safely and efficiently with a single, continuous rigid surface rather than multiple surfaces.
In fact, the UFO shape outperformed more conventional aerofoil designs, like those used to construct
the aircraft wings.
But the technique does not lend itself well to studying structural materials, such as steel, that are needed to build, for example,
aircraft wings, bridges or engines.
«We're trying to understand how the ice builds up on
aircraft wings and wind turbine blades,» Hu said.
Hu will use the tunnel as part of a $ 663,000 grant from NASA to study icing of
aircraft wings, part of a $ 360,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study icing of wind turbine blades and part of a $ 20,000 seed grant from Iowa State's Institute for Physical Research and Technology to develop new technology to study aircraft icing.
«Sequential model chips away at mysteries of aircraft: By introducing a new parameter accounting for mixtures of ice, a team of researchers in the UK proposes a new model for how ice accumulates on
aircraft wings.»
Johnson thinks that the build - up of fractures can destabilise the entire market in some cases, much as tiny cracks accumulating in
an aircraft wing can lead to catastrophic failure.
Their paper, published in Physics of Fluids, from AIP Publishing, provides a model for four stages of ice formation on
aircraft wings.
The sensing system is anticipated to be of benefit in monitoring the health of various structures, ranging from buildings and bridges to windmill blades and
aircraft wings.
The dashboard was designed to look like
an aircraft wing and used a translucent, stretchable textile lining.
Comfort goes hand - in - hand with a modern feel and user - friendliness thanks to the dashboard sculpted in the shape of
an aircraft wing, the optimally - positioned multimedia system on the centre console, a wide range of colour options, a digital speedometer, comfortable seats and chrome and piano - black trim highlights.
In the interior of the Concept A-Class the eye is immediately drawn to the dashboard, which has the shape of
an aircraft wing and a translucent, stretchable textile lining.
Stability — particularly as speed — is helped by four air flaps — one at each corner — which act independently to maintain optimum airflow across the Huayra — just like
an aircraft wing — and modify the downforce to aid acceleration and braking as well as pushing the Huayra in to the ground during cornering.
Inside, the Clio goes upmarket with chrome and gloss black trim, a dash shaped like
an aircraft wing, a wide range of colour options and comfortable seats with clever stuff like R - Link, an internet - ready touchscreen tablet which even offers an App for selecting engine sounds, reversing camera, keyless and a bass reflex system.
Inside, the design of the dashboard is said to be modeled after
an aircraft wing and is covered by a translucent fabric.
Assuming the tower - like building seen in the first image posted above (the one showing
an aircraft wing) is the same structure as can be seen in the center of the map above, the new Centurion Lounge looks like it will be located next to the SWISS lounge (shown just above Gate B23C on the Map)....
Yet it's long been noted that the addition of «winglets» to
aircraft wings can reduce fuel consumption - in fact, Southwest Airline's use of winglets even earned them a nomination from one of our readers for our Unexpected Green competition.
Materials engineers develop, process, and test materials used to create a wide range of products, from computer chips and
aircraft wings to golf clubs and biomedical devices.
• Reviewed the kinematics and structure designs of
the aircraft wings.