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The Channel Wing is a wing that "wraps around" underneath the engine of a propeller driven aircraft. The propeller is in front of the section of the wing that curves around the engine, and so is in the slipstream of the propeller. As engine power increases so does airflow over the curved section of wing, causing more lift than a straight wing would develop. Unfortunately, the trade-off (and there always is one) is that at cruising speeds the Channel Wing is less efficient than a normal wing.
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What are the flaps of an airplane used for?
They help produce more lift by the wing. Lift is dependant on the formula L=CL x1/2densityx speed (squared) xsurface area So the greater the surface area the more lift produced. Flaps can extend from the front of the back of the wing. They also change the curvature of the wing thus producing more lift as well. They are used for takeoff and landing because they allow the wing to produce more lift at a slower speed.
How do wings produce lift?
In order for a wing to produce lift it has to be at a positive angle to the airflow. In that case a low pressure region is generated on the upper surface of the wing which draws the air above the wing downwards towards what would otherwise be a void after the wing had passed. On the underside of the wing a high pressure region forms accelerating the air there downwards out of the path of the oncoming wing. The pressure difference between these two regions produces an upwards force on the wing, called lift.
What is wing loading of an aircraft?
Wing Loading is the details of the distribution of pressure on an aircraft wing. An aircraft flys by producing Lift by its wings. This lift force depends on the shape of the wing that produces high pressure on the bottom of the wing and low pressure on the top. The center of the lift is usually at the 1/4 chord or 25% of the width of the wing as measure from the leading edge. The Wing Loading can be designed to produce different Lift and ensure the aircraft will be easy to trim for level flight.
What is a rotary aircraft?
A rotory aircraft is essentially a helicopter or a type of aircraft that relies on the movement of its wing to produce lift.
How does wingspan affect flight?
If you had a wing with fixed width and only changed wingspan the aircraft with longer wingspan would produce greater lift. The amount of lift produced by a wing is dependant on many different things but one of those things is wing surface area. Increase the wingspan and you increase area of the wing
How is the lift equation useful when you are designing a wing?
A wing will generate lift according to the following equation: L = ½ A C ρ v² A = wing area C = lift coefficient ρ = air density v = air speed From the equation you can see that the lift force is directly proportional to the wing area. Double the wing area and you double the lift, all else remaining equal. The lift force is also directly proportional to the lift coefficient, which is a function of the airfoil shape, angle of attack and wing aspect ratio. Lift is directly proportional the air density, so this tells you that an airplane flying at sea level can produce more lift than if flying at 18,000 feet. Lift is proportional to the square of velocity, meaning that if you fly twice as fast you will generate 4 times the lift, all else being equal.
What doesnt affect the amount of lift on an airplanes wing?
The best way to answer this question would be to say what does effect the lift of a wing. Pretty much the only things that effect the lift of a wing are the density of the air over the wing, the surface area of the wing, the speed of air over the wing and the angle of attack. Everything else has no effect on the amount of lift on a wing.
What is a loss of lift?
When a wing loses lift it "stalls".
How do airplanes lift off from the ground?
Aircraft wings produce lift by a principle discovered by Bernoulli. The air above the wing is at a lower pressure that the air below essentially socking it up. But is also true that the air beneath the wing strikes it providing a action reaction.
When was Custer Channel Wing Corporation created?
Custer Channel Wing Corporation was created in 1951.
How does the lift from an aeroplane's wing change as it passes through a cloud?
LIFT on a wing shaped body is partially dependent on the density of the Fluid that the wing is passing through. If the Cloud is DENSER than the Air surrounding it the Wing will experience more LIFT.
How airplanes work?
Fixed wing aircraft work by using a kind of propeller or engine to pull the aircraft forward and the wings produce lift.
