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On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 08:06:35 -0000, "karel"
<adelcoGENE@zeverSKYNET.BE> wrote:
:lurking around here for several years has tought me very much of course,
:thanks to all!
:however a couple of terms pop up regularly without their meaning
:becoming clear from the context, and doubtlessly they are so
:self-evident to those in the know that no-one cares to explain them.
:To this non-pilot (less than a year to go, though!)
:who isn't a native English speaker either,
:a couple of terms want explanation, though.
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:What is the turtledeck? A part of or place in the cockpit, obviously?
The area just behind the pilot's head, in an open cockpit. Less
frequently, in a pusher, the area between the canopy and the engine
cowling.
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:What is a cantilever wing? I learned a laminar wing is one that tries
:to achive laminar airflow, to some extent.
:But I fancy "cantilever" rather indicates some type of construction?
Yes, it is a wing where all the bending strength is in the internal
wing spars, rather than in bracing or wires. A Piper Cherokee is a
cantilever wing, a Cessna 172 isn't.
It's not just high wing/low wing, it's the external bracing or lack
thereov. The Cessna 177 IS a canta lever wing.
http://www.telcom.es/~jcastjr/aviones/c177.jpg
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Re: terminology questions: turtledeck? cantilever wing?
