wing camber

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• Camber (aerodynamics) — Camber, in aerospace engineering, is the asymmetry between the top and the bottom curves of an airfoil in cross section.OverviewCamber is often added to an airfoil to increase lift and/or reduce the critical angle of attack (the angle at which… …   Wikipedia

• camber — ► NOUN 1) a slightly convex or arched shape of a road, aircraft wing, or other horizontal surface. 2) Brit. a tilt built into a road at a bend or curve. 3) the slight sideways inclination of the front wheels of a motor vehicle. DERIVATIVES… …   English terms dictionary

• Wing configuration — For aircraft configurations in general, including fuselage, tail and powerplant configuration, see Aircraft. For rotary winged aircraft types, see Rotorcraft. For direct lift and compound or hybrid types, see Powered lift. Fixed wing aircraft,… …   Wikipedia

• camber — n. & v. n. 1 the slightly convex or arched shape of the surface of a road, ship s deck, aircraft wing, etc. 2 the slight sideways inclination of the front wheel of a motor vehicle. v. 1 intr. (of a surface) have a camber. 2 tr. give a camber to;… …   Useful english dictionary

• camber line — A line joining the leading and trailing edges of an airfoil equidistant from the upper and lower surfaces. Also known as mean line and mean camber line. A section of a cambered wing …   Aviation dictionary

• Variable camber wing — is a design of aircraft wing by V.J. Burnelli that changes the camber of the airfoil (1933), and varies the area and camber of the wing (1937).This is depicted in the figure below. A mechanism moves and rotates the leading and trailing edge to… …   Wikipedia

• Variable-sweep wing — A Variable sweep wing is an aeroplane wing that may be swept back and then returned to its original position during flight. It allows the aircraft s planform to be modified in flight, and is therefore an example of variable geometry.Typically, a… …   Wikipedia

• Adaptive Compliant Wing — The Adaptive Compliant Wing is a wing design developed by FlexSys, Inc. which is flexible so that its shape can be changed in flight.The wing design features a variable camber trailing edge which can be deflected up to +/ 10°, so that it acts… …   Wikipedia

• Parker Variable Wing — The Parker Variable Wing is a wing configuration in biplane or triplane aircraft designed by H.F. Parker in 1920 [ The Parker variable wing , NACA Report 77 , 1920] . His design allows a supplement in lift while landing or taking off.The system… …   Wikipedia

• reflex wing — A wing section used to produced a stable all wing aircraft. This wing section is used mainly on hang gliders and microlight aircraft. A reflex wing has a reflex camber (i.e., a wing in which the mean chord line curves upward toward the trailing… …   Aviation dictionary

• Variable-incidence wing — A variable incidence wing has an adjustable angle of incidence in order to reduce landing and take off distances. It was patented on March 20, 1912 (patent #444010) in Paris by Bulgarian inventor Georgi Bojinov.The necessary components add extra… …   Wikipedia