airfoil

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The first model is one that Ahmed previously developed to generate high-performing airfoil designs.

From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2023

Parts of which household device may include the airfoil propulsion, Helmholtz cavity, and impeller?

From Slate • Sep. 14, 2023

“The hotter and more humid the surrounding air is, the more aircraft engine and airfoil performance degrade,” echoes Kathleen Bangs, a former commercial pilot who’s now a spokesperson for FlightAware.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2023

“The airfoil affects the pressure over a wide area in what is called a pressure field,” McLean writes.

From Scientific American • Feb. 4, 2020

She reached for the control that in a gyropter would tilt the airfoil, and pushed the throttle forward, and at once the intention craft leapt into the air.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman