aerofoil

Noun
  1. A device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air;
    Can lift or control a plane in flight (synset 102691302)
    is a type of: device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
    subtypes:
    • aileron - an airfoil that controls lateral motion
    • elevator - the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
    • flap, flaps - a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
    • horizontal stabiliser, horizontal stabilizer, tailplane - the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged
    • rotary wing, rotor blade - the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air
    • rudder - a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes
    • spoiler - a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag
    • spoiler - an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds
    • stabilizer - airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft
    • vertical tail - the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft
    • wing - one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
    has:
    same as: airfoil, control surface, surface

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