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SLIPSTREAM DEFLECTION [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

The slipstream deflection implies a change in the momentum of the flow. This will cause a reaction force (RF), which produces both lift (desirable) and drag (undesirable, but inevitable).

Key term(s)
  • slip stream deflection
  • slip-stream deflection

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
CONT

[...] réacteurs : avec des hélices, le souffle généré par les pales augmente la portance (soufflage des ailes) et diminue les distances de décollage et d'atterrissage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
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