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from the edges of the sail. Sailboats utilize a mast to support the sail. To help reduce the drag and poor net sail performance, designers have experimented with masts that are more aerodynamically shaped, rotating masts, wing masts, or placed the mast behind the sails as in the
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forward are the same that create lift for an airplane. The term leading edge refers to the part of the sail that first contacts the wind. A fine tapered leading edge that does not disturb the flow is desirable since 90% of the drag on a sailboat owing to sails is a result of
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Seen in plan the leading edge may be straight or curved. A straight leading edge may be swept or unswept, the latter meaning that it is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. As
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becomes the leading edge and vice versa but from a structural point of view the leading edge remains unchanged.
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where the sweep of both wing and leading edge can be varied.
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231:Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition
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138:leading edge stagnation point
41:American Aviation AA-1 Yankee
21:Leading edge (disambiguation)
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259:. New York: McGraw Hill.
914:Flight management system
207:A Dictionary of Aviation
205:Wragg, David W. (1973).
51:The leading edge of the
1217:Emergency oxygen system
979:Turn and slip indicator
774:Leading-edge droop flap
744:Drag-reducing aerospike
719:Adaptive compliant wing
714:Active Aeroelastic Wing
101:Leading edge extensions
1292:-related article is a
1257:Passenger service unit
1058:Self-sealing fuel tank
954:Multi-function display
255:Kumar, Bharat (2005).
164:Space Shuttle Columbia
153:General Dynamics F-111
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1343:Aircraft aerodynamics
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1155:Tricycle landing gear
1145:Landing gear extender
362:Aft pressure bulkhead
132:Associated terms are
57:Technik Museum Speyer
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1348:Aircraft wing design
1202:Auxiliary power unit
610:Flight control modes
19:For other uses, see
1181:Escape crew capsule
1088:War emergency power
959:Pitot–static system
804:Variable-sweep wing
512:Vertical stabilizer
134:leading edge radius
55:transported to the
53:Buran space shuttle
889:Attitude indicator
869:Airspeed indicator
864:Aircraft periscope
294:on August 30, 2011
111:Leading edge slots
106:Leading edge slats
96:Leading edge cuffs
91:Leading edge boots
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1048:NACA cowling
1013:Autothrottle
1005:fuel systems
1003:devices and
794:Stall strips
764:Krueger flap
734:Channel wing
680:Wing warping
670:Stick shaker
665:Stick pusher
585:Dual control
570:Centre stick
437:Leading edge
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407:Flying wires
367:Cabane strut
298:December 10,
296:. Retrieved
289:the original
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974:Transponder
759:Gurney flap
700:Aerodynamic
615:Fly-by-wire
497:Triple tail
157:swing-wings
1337:Categories
1150:Oleo strut
1038:Inlet cone
1033:Gascolator
999:Propulsion
989:Yaw string
984:Variometer
840:instrument
819:Wing fence
754:Gouge flap
729:Blown flap
685:Yaw damper
660:Stabilator
645:Side-stick
580:Dive brake
467:Stabilizer
442:Lift strut
432:Jury strut
192:References
170:Sail boats
145:wing sweep
1125:Autobrake
1053:NACA duct
1028:Fuel tank
1018:Drop tank
1001:controls,
884:Astrodome
874:Altimeter
739:Dog-tooth
704:high-lift
655:Spoileron
640:Servo tab
620:Gust lock
575:Deceleron
560:Autopilot
517:Wing root
502:Twin tail
487:Tailplane
422:Hardpoint
392:Empennage
355:structure
72:tailslide
1290:aviation
1093:Wet wing
1068:Throttle
814:Vortilon
675:Trim tab
605:Flaperon
595:Elevator
550:Airbrake
522:Wing tip
447:Longeron
417:Fuselage
353:Airframe
341:Aircraft
176:sailboat
82:Overview
1103:Landing
894:Compass
842:systems
834:Avionic
824:Winglet
707:devices
650:Spoiler
545:Aileron
527:Wingbox
452:Nacelle
402:Fairing
345:systems
155:, have
68:airfoil
838:flight
799:Strake
630:Rudder
600:Elevon
565:Canard
507:V-tail
482:T-tail
412:Former
372:Canopy
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909:EICAS
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625:HOTAS
477:Strut
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149:chord
1294:stub
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969:TCAS
949:ISIS
904:EFIS
849:ACAS
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749:Flap
702:and
690:Yoke
462:Spar
387:Dope
300:2011
261:ISBN
235:ISBN
211:ISBN
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