Zero-lift axis

A cambered aerofoil generates no lift when it is moving parallel to an axis called the zero-lift axis (or the zero-lift line.) When the angle of attack on an aerofoil is measured relative to the zero-lift axis it is true to say the lift coefficient is zero when the angle of attack is zero. ^[1]

9 relations: Aerobatic maneuver, Aerobatics, Airfoil, Angle of attack, Camber (aerodynamics), Chord (aeronautics), Laurence Clancy, Lift (force), Lift coefficient.
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Aerobatic maneuver

Aerobatic maneuvers are flight paths putting aircraft in unusual attitudes, in air shows, dogfights or competition aerobatics.

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Aerobatics

Aerobatics is the practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in conventional passenger-carrying flights.

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Airfoil

An airfoil (American English) or aerofoil (British English) is a streamlined body that is capable of generating significantly more lift than drag. Zero-lift axis and airfoil are aerodynamics and aircraft wing design.

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Angle of attack

In fluid dynamics, angle of attack (AOA, α, or \alpha) is the angle between a reference line on a body (often the chord line of an airfoil) and the vector representing the relative motion between the body and the fluid through which it is moving. Zero-lift axis and angle of attack are aircraft wing design.

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Camber (aerodynamics)

In aeronautics and aeronautical engineering, camber is the asymmetry between the two acting surfaces of an airfoil, with the top surface of a wing (or correspondingly the front surface of a propeller blade) commonly being more convex (positive camber). Zero-lift axis and camber (aerodynamics) are aircraft wing design.

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Chord (aeronautics)

In aeronautics, the chord is an imaginary straight line joining the leading edge and trailing edge of an aerofoil. Zero-lift axis and chord (aeronautics) are aircraft wing design.

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Laurence Clancy

Laurence Joseph Clancy (15 March 1929 - 16 October 2014) was an Education Officer in aerodynamics at Royal Air Force College Cranwell where his textbook Aerodynamics became standard.

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Lift (force)

When a fluid flows around an object, the fluid exerts a force on the object. Zero-lift axis and Lift (force) are aerodynamics.

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Lift coefficient

In fluid dynamics, the lift coefficient is a dimensionless quantity that relates the lift generated by a lifting body to the fluid density around the body, the fluid velocity and an associated reference area. Zero-lift axis and lift coefficient are aerodynamics and aircraft wing design.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-lift_axis

Also known as Zero lift axis, Zero lift direction, Zero lift line, Zero-lift line.

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