03/05/2019
Good morning friends, today, we will discuss on Airfoil. airfoil is any part of aircraft that facilitates the flight of aircraft.
what are the airfoils?
1. the wings.
according to wright brothers, the wings of the aircraft are the most difficult part of the airfoil to construct base on the fact that so many factors are to be considered when building it such as the aerodynamic effects and Bernoulli's principle regarding fluid flow and aerodynamism.
2. the propellers.
aircraft propellers are part of basic airfoils of aircrafts. the propellers are designed for various purposes depending on their functions. if the propeller is meant to produce lift with little acceleration, then the propeller design would be large and if it is meant to produce lift with maximum acceleration, the propeller design would be small with cut edge design. a practical example is that of a helicopter and a commercial aircraft. helicopters propellers are larger then commercial aircrafts and that is why helicopters takes off even without acceleration while commercial aircrafts accelerates to a certain distance before it produces lift.
3. the body of the aircraft. now you know. feel free to ask any question about aircraft and aerospace. next time, we would discuss on some engine principles of aircrafts. good morning!!!!