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trailing edge

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trailing edge (plural trailing edges)

(aeronautics) The rearmost edge of a wing or other airfoil.

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Abbott and von Doenhoff (1958), Chapter 5 Under usual flight conditions, the boundary layer remains attached to both the upper and lower surfaces all the way to the trailing edge, and its effect on the rest of the flow is modest. Source: Internet

A boundary layer flow was created on both sides of a thin rigid flat plate which terminated with a square trailing edge. Source: Internet

Adults have a black trailing edge to the wings, and both morphs often have plain underparts, lacking the breast band frequently seen in B. b. buteo. Source: Internet

A dipole sound field was created at the trailing edge due to the fluctuating force exerted on it. Source: Internet

As the vortex sheet is convected downstream from the trailing edge, it rolls up at its outer edges, eventually forming distinct wingtip vortices. Source: Internet

But this assertion is false; it is typically the case that the air parcels traveling over the upper surface will reach the trailing edge before those traveling over the bottom. Source: Internet

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