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Airfoil

An airfoil is any surface, such as a wing, propeller, rudder, or even a trim tab, which provides aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.

Dictionary Term

Airfoil

Definitions

  • An airfoil is any surface, such as a wing, propeller, rudder, or even a trim tab, which provides aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.
  • Any surface designed to obtain a useful reaction of lift, or negative lift, as it moves through the air.
  • Any surface, such as a wing or propeller, which provides aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.
  • An airfoil is any surface, such as a wing or propeller, which provides aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.

References

  • Airplane Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2021
  • Helicopter Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2019
  • Powered Parachute Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2007
  • Rotorcraft Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2000
  • Weight-Shift Control Aircraft Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2008