The cross-section shape of a wing taken at right angles to the wing span, Also known as the wing section or rib section Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22135
A'ër·o·foil` noun [ Aëro- + foil .] A plane or arched surface for sustaining bodies by its movement through the air; a spread wing, as of a bird. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/36
An aerofoil is shaped so that air flows faster over the top than under the bottom. There is, therefore, a greater pressure below the aerofoil than above it. This difference in pressure produces the lift.The lift generated by a wing is based on the principle that the pressure in a fluid decreases as its velocity increases (Bernoulli's Principle): Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20687
A surface designed to produce an aeropdynamic force at approximately right angles to its direction of motion. Usually a wind, tailplane or fin.
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