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VORTILLONS [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
DEF

... short-chord fence around underside of wing leading-edge controlling boundary layer direction (name "invented" by McDonnell-Douglas for devices on the DC-9).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
CONT

Afin d'améliorer les caractéristiques de décrochage à basse vitesse [on] a décidé d'ajouter sur chaque aile des appareils de série, quatre petits vortillons (pylônes générateurs de tourbillons, placés sur la partie inférieure du bord d'attaque).

OBS

Les générateurs de tourbillon sont généralement installés sur l'extrados de l'aile [...], la position inhabituelle de ceux-ci leur a valu ce nouveau nom.

Spanish

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