Sentences with phrase «trailing edges of»

A walk trailing the edges of the rice fields is a must.

Honda says the front bumper was shaped to inhibit air turbulence in the front wheel wells, while all of those grilles and the vents on the trailing edges of the front fenders help cool the engine and brakes.

That new P1 front end new LED headlights mark the 650S out from the 12C, with a more integrated front splitter increasing downforce and door blades behind the front wheels directing air from the trailing edges of the splitter for better front end grip.

The car's top - up profile borrows a bit from the BMW 6 - series convertible, with an upright, glass rear window (which can be powered up and down) tucked between the trailing edges of the top, which extend rearward.

He says some theoretical models have previously attempted to account for the primary and secondary pulses as coming from the leading and trailing edges of a cone of emission from just a single magnetic pole.

For the initial test structure, the goal was to allow the wing to twist in a precise way that would substitute for the motion of separate structural pieces (such as the small ailerons at the trailing edges of conventional wings), while providing a single, smooth aerodynamic surface.

This is because the trailing edge of the dorsal fin provides a unique trade, analogous to a human fingerprint.

Most recently, he and his colleague Nigel Peake showed, mathematically, that the noise from airplane wings could be reduced tenfold if their designers took a few cues from the feathers that fringe the trailing edge of an owl's wings.

Ailerons / elevators is an aeronautic term that accounts for the movable surfaces, usually near the trailing edge of a wing and tail respectively.

Any sailor worth her salt knows how to tie a bowline, with the trailing edge of the rope tucked underneath to make a knot.

Notice the transverse rib derived from the fender profile on top and the trailing edge of the side slot, resulting in a tiny flat band across the tail.

The hatchback version also gets a small lip spoiler on the trailing edge of the boot lid (also painted gloss black), while the estate's unique features include black gloss roof rails and a body - coloured spoiler.

The trailing edge of the roof also gets a swathe of carbon, puckered with «vortex - inducing shark's tooth fins», and there are aerodynamic door mirrors, too.

Because the upper structure is so unusually long, there is a severely shortened rear deck, which changes cross section from a nearly straight curve at the base of the backlite to a quite rounded crown at the trailing edge of the spoiler.

The trailing edge of the wing makes a very nice horizontal design element, neatly framing the lamps, tunnels, and tip of the teardrop - shaped cockpit section.

Rather than relying entirely on the brakes to slow the car down, the Turbo is fitted with an active spoiler on the trailing edge of the roof that can act as an air brake.

The Clio «hides» its rear door handles in the trailing edge of the window, in a manner not dissimilar to the Alfa Romeo 156, but if you remember the Clio Williams fondly and wish that Renault would offer a three - door of the current version, you'll be left wanting.

Unlike the spoiler on the trailing edge of the Cayenne and Cayenne S's roof, the one on the Turbo doesn't have a flick.

A small area of bubbling exists on the trailing edge of the passenger door.

Its design cues translate onto the 86 in such areas as: upward trailing edge of the doors; the upward finish to the side - window line; the front and rear haunches; the circular taillights set in silver (singular instead of double as on the 2000GT).

Buick says the Sportback is the brand's first car with an active hood pedestrian safety system that pops the trailing edge of the engine cover up by about 100 mm (four inches) when the system senses an imminent collision with a pedestrian.

Additionally, the shallow, homogeneous side window graphic with the signature BMW Hofmeister kink at the trailing edge of the C - pillar generates dynamic visual tension.

The unique moonroof design teams with the surrounding glass structure to make for the longest glass roof in the automotive market - stretching from the leading edge of the windshield to the trailing edge of the tailgate glass.

Entry to the rear is impeded by small door openings and the trailing edge of the frameless window, which extends well out from the door itself.

The Evo even has fins on the trailing edge of the underbody.

Outside, while it's hard to make these little rigs look like anything more than a car with its backside lopped off, this one has a certain dynamic styling feel that runs from the pronounced and exposed front headlight pods all the way up and across the roof rails to the rear trailing edge of the hatchback.

«At the rear, much of the engineering was focused on creating an aggressive functional diffuser doing double duty to increase downforce and provide cooling air to the optional differential cooler, and a subtle lip spoiler across the trailing edge of the decklid increases downforce without adding excess drag,» said Baldori.

An extractor vent on the trailing edge of the front arches reduces heat and pressure build - up, and shows just how much wider than the standard Megane the RS is.

It's as though the trailing edge of the sliding door cuts the minivan in two pieces — like the back half had been surgically grafted to the front.

The coupe - like roofline of the BMW X4 reaches its highest point over the front seats, reflecting the traditional driver focus of every BMW, before dropping gently down towards the trailing edge of the tailgate.

The standalone proportions of the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe and the exclusive elegance of its lines are emphasized even more clearly by a new design for the side window surrounds at the trailing edge of the rear doors.

The trailing edge of the CLA250 kicks up to reveal two rectangular exhaust ports, with fake vents on either side.

Check out the roofline that sweeps right back to the crisp trailing edge of the car, and the sculpted rear haunches.

As the top of the range 2.8 L saloon the 430 received the full aerodynamic package, including a discreet spoiler on the trailing edge of the bootlid.

At the rear, there is a subtle lip spoiler attached to the trailing edge of the trunk to provide increased levels of high - speed downforce and a reprofiled bumper with a fully functioning central - diffuser element and fluted sections to the sides, each housing a pair of round chromed tailpipes.

The wipers will be hidden under a flap along the trailing edge of the bonnet and the underside will be flat contributing to an excellent aerodynamic.

The spoiler positioned between the two wing supports near the trailing edge of the airflow also extends.

Move towards the rear, and you'll find a spoiler attached to the trailing edge of the roof with an indentation in the middle that gives it a «double - flap» like appearance.

The trailing edge of the hood and cowl are shaped to smoothly divert airflow over the windshield wipers.

That party piece, now thinner, works in conjunction with vortex generator strakes on the trailing edge of the roof line, which are sandwiched by two raised «horns».

The hydraulically operated systems trim the trailing edge of the front diffuser and opens up the slot between the rear wing main plane and the flap respectively in order increase the aerodynamic efficiency of the Evo.

The width of the tail is emphasised by the slim, full - LED lamps that wrap all the way around the wings almost to the trailing edge of the rear wheelarches.

Full LED rear lamps create a new Jaguar sports car signature by reinterpreting classic cues from the past and, by wrapping around to the trailing edge of the rear wheelarch, emphasise the powerful stance of the car and its rear - wheel drive sporting potential.

The only thing that really marks the PHEV out from the non-hybrid V60s is «Plug - In Hybrid» in subtle letters on the trailing edge of the tailgate, small badges at the top back of the front wings and an extra fuel flap on the front wing to plug in to the mains.

The flow of air away from the rear of the CT 200h is carefully controlled through the finely honed trailing edge of the deep roof spoiler, aerodynamic fins at the corners of the rear windows and the sharp, near - vertical junction of rear wing and bumper.

In the event of a collision, a small pyrotechnic charge raises the trailing edge of the bonnet close the lower edge of the windscreen.

Its sporty styling complements wicked - up aero, including a smooth underbody, front air curtain and vortex generators at the trailing edge of the roofline — all contributing to claimed best - in - class balance between lift and drag, and excellent high - speed stability.

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 black finish extends the entire length of the roof, from the windscreen to the trailing edge of the roof spoiler in a style that mirrors the F - TYPE Coupé.

Second, the trailing edge of the rear passenger windows comes to an odd point that doesn't seem to blend with anything else.