The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
yawed — jÉ”Ë n. deviation; angle of deviation (Aerodynamics, Nautical) v. deviate from course (Aerodynamics, Nautical) … English contemporary dictionary
Dihedral (aircraft) — For other uses, see Dihedral. The upward tilt of the wings and tailplane of an aircraft, as seen on this Boeing 737, is called dihedral angle Dihedral angle is the upward angle from horizontal of the wings or tailplane of a fixed wing aircraft.… … Wikipedia
yaw — [[t]jɔ͟ː[/t]] yaws, yawing, yawed VERB If an aircraft or a ship yaws, it turns to one side so that it changes the direction in which it is moving. [TECHNICAL] As the plane climbed to 370 feet, it started yawing... [V prep/adv] He spun the… … English dictionary
yaw — UK [jɔː] / US [jɔ] verb [intransitive] Word forms yaw : present tense I/you/we/they yaw he/she/it yaws present participle yawing past tense yawed past participle yawed a) if a boat yaws, it goes off the straight course that it should be moving on … English dictionary
Yaw — (y[add]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yawed} (y[add]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Yawing}.] [Cf. {Yew}, v. i.] To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yawing — Yaw Yaw (y[add]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yawed} (y[add]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Yawing}.] [Cf. {Yew}, v. i.] To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hang gliding — Hang glider launching from Mount Tamalpais … Wikipedia
Saturn V — Infobox rocket caption = The first Saturn V, AS 501, before the launch of Apollo 4 name = Saturn V function = Manned LEO and Lunar launch vehicle manufacturer = Boeing (S IC) North American (S II) Douglas (S IVB) country origin = United States… … Wikipedia
Turbine — A turbine is a rotary engine that extracts energy from a fluid flow. Claude Burdin (1788 1873) coined the term from the Latin turbo , or vortex, during an 1828 engineering competition. Benoit Fourneyron (1802 1867), a student of Claude Burdin,… … Wikipedia
Hawker Typhoon — Typhoon Typhoon Ib EK139 N Dirty Dora of 175 Sqn. being armed with 500 lb (227 kg) concrete practice bombs in late 1943 … Wikipedia
