Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
air|foil — «AIR FOYL», noun. 1. a wing, aileron, rudder, or other surface designed to help lift or control an aircraft. 2. a spoiler or similar device designed to help keep a car firmly on the road at high speeds … Useful english dictionary
air foil — /ˈɛə fɔɪl/ (say air foyl) noun the winglike structure fitted above the body of many sporting and racing cars to give firmer traction and allow faster cornering …
foil — A light, thin, blunt edged sword from which an air foil is named. See air foil hydrofoil … Dictionary of automotive terms
Foil bearing — Foil bearings are a type of air bearing. A shaft is supported by a compliant, spring loaded foil journal lining. Once the shaft is spinning fast enough, the working fluid (usually air), pushes the foil away from the shaft so that there is then no … Wikipedia
Foil kite — Foil kites are soft kites based on the design of the parafoil. They consist of a number of cells running fore to aft, some or all of which are open at the front to allow air to inflate the kite so it takes on an aerofoil section. Due to the… … Wikipedia
Foil — Plan porteur (mécanique des fluides) En mécanique des fluides, un plan porteur est une surface portante qui se déplace dans un fluide. Sommaire 1 Application aux navires 2 Principaux types de plans porteurs hydrodynamiques 2.1 Plan porteurs de… … Wikipédia en Français
Foil (fluid mechanics) — A foil is a surface designed to maximize lift (force generated perpendicular to the fluid flow) while minimizing drag (force generated in the direction of the fluid flow) in a given range of conditions. Foils may be designed to operate in any… … Wikipedia
Air Force reports on the Roswell UFO incident — The two Air Force reports on the Roswell UFO incident, published in 1994/5 and 1997, form the basis for much of the skeptical explanation for the 1947 incident, the purported recovery of aliens and their craft from the vicinity of Roswell, New… … Wikipedia
Air well (condenser) — High mass air well of Belgian engineer Achile Knapen in Trans en Provence … Wikipedia
foil — I UK [fɔɪl] / US noun Word forms foil : singular foil plural foils 1) [uncountable] very light thin sheets of metal used for wrapping things, especially food Wrap the cheese in foil to keep it moist. 2) [countable, usually singular] someone or… … English dictionary
