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What part of a plane is referred to an airfoil?
The shape of an airplane's wing is called the airfoil; this helps the plane to fly easily while in flight.
Which part of the wing produces more lift the upper part or the lower part?
Tough question to answer as asked. In normal airfoils, the top of the airfoil is thicker and curved and it is this thicker, curved section that causes the air to speed up as it flows over it. This increase in airspeed over the top of the airfoil results in a lowering of the pressure and it is that pressure differential between the top and the bottom of the airfoil that is known as lift. However, while the shape of the top of the wing is what generates lift, the force itself is applied to the lower part of the wing, hence the airfoil rises. I guess the best answer would be to say it is produced by the upper part of the airfoil and is applied to the lower part of the airfoil. Look up Bernoulli for a more detailed discussion.
What is the purpose of an airfoil?
An airfoil is a 2-dimensional shape that defines when built and inserted in a moving fluid will create a "Lift". The airfoil or wing can be used to turn ships or make an airplane fly.
Where are some places an airfoil is used?
Airplane wings to control elevation.
Why is that helicopter has an inverted airfoil in the tail section?
An inverted airfoil on the the horizontal stabilizer of an airplane will stabilize the aircraft along the horizontal axis in forward flight.
What are the parts of an airfoil?
The chord line between the part of the airfoil futhest forward and the part futhest back.spadped surface,such as an.
What is the difference how a helacopter creates lift and an airplane?
They both utilize airflow over an airfoil. The helicopter moves the airfoil (blade) by spinning them, as air passes around the blade it creates lift. An airplane uses thrust from the engines to push the airfoil (wings) forward through the air, the air then flowing over(lower pressure) and under them (higher pressure) produces lift.
Is a prop shaped like a airfoil?
Yes. Propeller blades are much like the wings of an airplane. On a propeller the airfoil chord, twist and camber are change drastically from root to tip - more than on a wing.
Does a glider have an airfoil?
Yes, gliders have an airfoil very similar to that of a powered airplane. Gliders do generally have a wider wingspan in order to handle better at low-airspeed & therefore take better advantage of thermals or ridge-lift.
What made the Wright Brothers' plane fly?
Their Airplane flew for the same reason that a modern airplane flies, the airfoil design of the wing creates upward LIFT. That Lift is greater the weight of the airplane and the passenger(s), so up it goes.
What is lift on a airplane?
Lift is what " Lifts" an airplane off of the ground. Most commonly an airfoil wing is used to achieve lift. An airfoil is when the top of the wing is curved and the bottom is flat. This makes the pressure go fast over the top and slow underneath. This means more pressure under it at one time so that makes it go up! I hope that helped you!
What is important about a bird's wing's shape?
A bird's wing is shape like an airfoil. (See the related link Diagram of an airfoil below.) The airfoil is curved more on top, so the air flowing over the top of the airfoil moves faster that the air underneath. This creates more pressure underneath the wing, pushing up and generating a force called lift. This force keeps the birds in the air. (This is also how the wings of an airplane work.)
