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Dietrich Küchemann — CBE FRS[1] FRAeS (11. September 1911 in Göttingen, Germany; † 23. February 1976 in Farnham, Great Britain)[2] was a German aerodynamicist who made several important contributions to the advancement of high speed flight. He spent most of his… … Wikipedia
Anti-shock body — Anti shock bodies or Küchemann carrots are pods placed at the trailing edge of a subsonic aircraft s wings in order to reduce wave drag, thus improving fuel economy, as the aircraft enters the transonic flight regime (Mach 0.8–1.2). Most jet… … Wikipedia
Area rule — The Whitcomb area rule, also called the transonic area rule, is a design technique used to reduce an aircraft s drag at transonic and supersonic speeds, particularly between Mach 0.75 and 1.2. This is one of the most important operating speed… … Wikipedia
Aircraft fairing — A fairing is a structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline and reduce drag.Crane, Dale: Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, Third Edition , page 206. Aviation Supplies Academics Inc, Newcastle Washington, 1997. ISBN 1 56027 287… … Wikipedia
Convair 990 — infobox Aircraft name = 990 Coronado caption = Convair CV 990 of Spantax at Basle Airport. Even at landing power the smoky engines are evident. type = Jet airliner manufacturer = Convair designer = first flight = introduction = retired = status … Wikipedia
Handley Page Victor — infobox Aircraft name =HP.80 Victor type =Strategic bomber, tanker manufacturer =Handley Page Aircraft Company caption =RAF Victor in anti flash white designer = first flight = 24 December 1952 introduced =April 1958 retired = 1993 status =… … Wikipedia
Wing configuration — For aircraft configurations in general, including fuselage, tail and powerplant configuration, see Aircraft. For rotary winged aircraft types, see Rotorcraft. For direct lift and compound or hybrid types, see Powered lift. Fixed wing aircraft,… … Wikipedia
Carenaje (aviación) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El carenaje es una cubierta estructural de las aeronaves cuya principal función, es reducir la resistencia que ofrece el desplazamiento a través del aire, y se encuentra ubicada en zonas de la aeronave donde… … Wikipedia Español
