general/aircraft-aerodynamics

Turbulence that follows behind aircraft traveling through air

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

Supersonic aircraft component

Model in aerodynamics

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

Airplane wing with an elliptical shape

Jet air inlet design

Aircraft motion combining rolling and yawing

Total mass divided by area of wing

Rear edge of an aerodynamic surface

Small lifting surface of a fixed-wing aircraft

Angle between the chord of a wing and the undisturbed airflow

Aerodynamic device

Flight control surface

Characteristic of aircraft wing design

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

Angle between each wing or tail surface within a pair

Reaction force

Aircraft control surface used to control pitch and roll

Turbulence caused by difference in air pressure on either side of wing

Term in fluid dynamics

Rapid air movement produced by jet engines

Aircraft empennage configuration

Aerodynamic concept

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

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

Airplane wings capable of changing position to alter their geometry

Asymmetry between the two acting surfaces of an airfoil

Characteristic of rotors/propellers

Aircraft engine fairing

Vortex around the trailing edge of an airfoil accelerated from rest

Concept in aerodynamics

Condensation pattern in transonic flight

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

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

Part of an aircraft

Flight maneuver