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Airfoil

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Some shapes help things fly.

Examples of Airfoils.svg
Examples of Airfoils.svg
Wings have a special shape. This shape helps them lift up. It works for birds and planes. It even works for boats in water. Do you want to fly?

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Examples of Airfoils.svg
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Streamlines around a NACA 0012.svg
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Lift drag graph.JPG
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Wing profile nomenclature.svg
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Airfoil thickness definition.svg
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PSU-90-125.PNG
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denney.kitfox.g-foxc.arp.jpg
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Helikopter forgószárnyának keresztmetszete 2.jpg
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Aerofoils for different aeroplanes.svg
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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 12.2 | Vital Level 5