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aerodynamic force

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Noun1.aerodynamic force - forces acting on airfoils in motion relative to the air (or other gaseous fluids)
aerodynamic lift, lift - the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
force - (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration"


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During wind tunnel tests last spring, Kota says, the prototype wing resisted aerodynamic forces more than three times as great as those expected in flight.
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The modifications will allow the aerodynamic forces on conventional control surfaces, such as the ailerons, to twist the wings.
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Using the coefficients with Aerospace Blockset, available separately, lets engineers calculate aerodynamic forces and moments for their Simulink flight simulations.
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