general/aircraft-aerodynamics

Sudden increase of undesirable effects when an aircraft approaches the speed of sound

Flight control surface

Supersonic aircraft component

Small lifting surface of a fixed-wing aircraft

Characteristic of rotors/propellers

Aircraft configuration in which a small wing is placed in front of the main wing

Sudden increase of undesirable effects when an aircraft approaches the speed of sound

Rear edge of an aerodynamic surface

Vortex around the trailing edge of an airfoil accelerated from rest

Device increasing the lift of the wing at low speed (take-off and landing)

Aircraft engine fairing

Device increasing the lift of the wing at low speed (take-off and landing)

Aircraft component fixed to the end of the wings to improve performance

Wing surface area adjuster, typically for shortening take-off and landing

Aerodynamic device

Aircraft control surface used to control pitch and roll

Small lifting surface of a fixed-wing aircraft

Characteristic of rotors/propellers

Point at which the resultant force of a pressure field acts on a body

Flight maneuver

Aircraft empennage configuration

Abrupt change in an aircraft's roll due to fuselage inertia

Condensation pattern in transonic flight

Abrupt change in an aircraft's roll due to fuselage inertia

Condensation pattern in transonic flight

Small lifting surface of a fixed-wing aircraft

Characteristic of rotors/propellers

Aircraft motion combining rolling and yawing

Characteristic of aircraft wing design

Model in aerodynamics

Surface that allows a pilot to adjust and control an aircraft's flight attitude

Device increasing the lift of the wing at low speed (take-off and landing)

Angle between each wing or tail surface within a pair

Concept in aerodynamics

Part of an aircraft

Term in fluid dynamics

Sudden increase of undesirable effects when an aircraft approaches the speed of sound

Airplane wings capable of changing position to alter their geometry

Turbulence that follows behind aircraft traveling through air

Abrupt change in an aircraft's roll due to fuselage inertia

Condensation pattern in transonic flight

Jet air inlet design

Rapid air movement produced by jet engines

Characteristic of rotors/propellers

Aircraft engine fairing

Device increasing the lift of the wing at low speed (take-off and landing)

Abrupt change in an aircraft's roll due to fuselage inertia