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Crab

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Having calculated the effect of wind on the direction of the aircraft, the pilot will change the heading of the aircraft (the direction the aircraft is pointing) so that the course of the aircraft ...

Chord

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

An imaginary straight line joining the leading edge and the trailing edge of an aerofoil.

Airfoil

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The shape of a wing or propellor blade as seen in cross-section, i.e. cut down the middle.

Dihedral angle

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Angle between an aeroplane's wing and the laternal axis of the plane. This will be the horizontal plane when on level ground. The dihedral angle referrs specifically to when the wings are angled ...

Anhedral angle

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Angle between an aeroplane's wing and the laternal axis of the plane- the horizontal plane when resting on level ground- specifically in cases when the wings are agled below the lateral axis.