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TORCAO [2 records]

Record 1 2015-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

The twisting of aircraft wings as a means of control (used in early aircraft to produce the effect of ailerons).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
DEF

Déformation momentanée de l'aile que le pilote provoquait, sur les anciens avions à ailes souples, pour effectuer certaines manœuvres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Célula de aeronaves
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
DEF

Inclinación diametralmente opuesta de los alerones para facilitar el viraje del avión.

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Record 2 2013-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
  • Wind Energy
CONT

Twist. The tips of a WT [wind turbine] blade move through the air faster than the roots in the direction of rotation, but the oncoming wind speed is similar at all points along the blade. Hence, to achieve the optimal angle of attack along its length, a WT blade is twisted so that the pitch of the blade reduces from the root to the tip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Géométrie d'une pale d'éolienne dont la conformation hélicoïdale permet une réduction du pas, du pied à l'extrémité, permettant ainsi d'optimiser l'angle d'attaque.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aerodinámica y teoría de los gases
  • Máquinas rotativas eléctricas - tipos
  • Energía eólica
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