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PRONUNCIATION OF FLEX-WING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLEX-WING

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Flex-Wing is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FLEX-WING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of flex-wing in the English dictionary

The definition of flex-wing in the dictionary is a collapsible fabric delta wing, as used with hang-gliders.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLEX-WING

flex
flex-fuel
flexagon
flexecutive
flexi
flexibility
flexible
flexible disk
flexible response
flexibleness
flexibly
flexicurities
flexicurity
flexihours
flexile
flexion
flexional
flexionless
flexitarian
flexitarianism

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLEX-WING

brewing
drawing
flowing
following
glowing
growing
gull-wing
knowing
left-wing
on the wing
overflowing
right-wing
sewing
showing
split-wing
swing
swing-wing
throwing
viewing
wing

Synonyms and antonyms of flex-wing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «flex-wing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLEX-WING

Find out the translation of flex-wing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flex-wing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flex-wing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

柔性翼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flex- wing
570 millions of speakers

English

flex-wing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ्लेक्स दक्षिणपंथी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجناح المرن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гибкого крыла
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flex- asa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আনমন-পন্থী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flex - aile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sayap flex
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flex - Flügel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フレックス翼
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

플렉스 날개
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flex-wing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

flex cánh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாதகமான சாரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लेक्स-विंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

esnek kanat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

flex - wing
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

flex- wing
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гнучкого крила
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flex - aripa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

flex - πτέρυγα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

flex - vleuel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flex - wing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flex - fløyen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flex-wing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLEX-WING»

The term «flex-wing» is regularly used and occupies the 61.084 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLEX-WING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flex-wing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLEX-WING»

Discover the use of flex-wing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flex-wing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Popular Mechanics
Flex. Wing. Trailer. Flex Wings, towed by helicopters, can carry aloft Jeeps and other small Army vehicles, increasing the load the helicopter could otherwise carry alone. The Jeep is driven to a clearing, attached to the Flex Wing which is ...
2
An Evaluation of Flex-wing Aircraft in Support of Indigenous ...
Cost-effectiveness evaluations were made of several versions of flex- wing aircraft in support of civic action and counterinsurgency operations performed by the indigenous forces of underdeveloped nations.
R. A. Wise, F. J. Berberich, E. Moness, 1965
3
Flying Magazine
The company is flying a piloted flex-wing airplane powered by a 100-hp Continental engine (see FLYING for July, 1961). The Army's main interest at present, however, is to tow flex-wing gliders loaded with cargo behind helicopters .
4
Flying Magazine
Both the sailwing and the flex-wing are made largely of cloth, so they both enjoy low structural weight and relatively low cost. But these are about their only common characteristics. Francis M. Rogallo of the National Aeronautics and Space ...
5
Weight-Shift Control Aircraft Flying Handbook
... use a rib similar to a PPC wing that attaches to the lower surface and the upper surface to maintain the wing camber in addition to the battens. Even though the airfoil sections are rigid, the WSC aircraft is called a “flex wing” for two reasons.
Faa, 2011
6
Flex Wing Precision Delivery Glider System
This report presents the results of a program conducted to determine the capabilities of the Ryan 2000 Pound Payload Flex Wing Prrcision Delivery Glider System.
Ryan Aeronautical Company, United States. Air Force. Systems Command. Aeronautical Systems Division, 1965
7
Employ Sensor Fusion Techniques for Determining Aircraft ...
The flex-wing MAV (Figure 2.1) is modeled as two first-order, constant velocity systems due to the fact that no dynamic model is available for the system. The MAV itself does no actual data processing, in which all of the data is transmitted to a ...
Jason A. Jarrell, 2008
8
Popular Mechanics
The early practice of mounting engines at the rear or on the kingposts of flex-wing hang gliders has proven unacceptably hazardous because of instability from the high thrust line produced. This can cause control problems, especially in ...
9
Flying Magazine
The flex-wing will pop out of a long slim container on the side of the booster as soon as its engines stop. It will enable the booster to make a slow and controlled descent back to a predetermined landing spot. Payloads up to 120,000 pounds ...
10
Gemini - Steps to the Moon
During Phase I, the first manned paraglider - called the Flex Wing - was constructed by Ryan. It was fabricated from a flexible plastic-coated wing, which was attached to a central keel and two leading-edge members that formed a V- shaped ...
David Shayler, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLEX-WING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flex-wing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Discover the Global and Chinese flex-wing grooming mower …
In the end, the report makes some proposals for a new project of Flex-Wing Grooming Mower Industry and a new project of Flex-Wing ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
2
Double amputee drops in to Carver Barracks in a microlight ahead …
Capt Luke Sinnott qualified as a microlight pilot last year, training in charity Flying for Freedom's modified flex-wing microlights. He planned the ... «Herts and Essex Observer, Jun 15»
3
Circumnavigating Great Britain ahead of South Pole adventure
He qualified as a microlight pilot in 2014, training in Flying for Freedom's modified flex-wing (powered hanglider) microlights. To find out more ... «Northumberland Gazette, Jun 15»
4
Wounded service personnel attempt world record from Cotswold …
Capt Sinnott qualified as a microlight pilot in 2014, training in Flying for Freedom's modified flex-wing microlights. He planned the trip to ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jun 15»
5
trikes in the skies
... Board voting in favor of the project, 4-1, 1 abstaining, in favor of Songbird Aviation LLC, flex-wing trikes will soon take to the skies in Marpi. «Marianas Variety, Apr 15»
6
Suffolk police helicopter narrowly misses microlight near Beccles, air …
The pilot told investigators he took “avoiding action” after a “late sighting” of a white and red flex-wing microlight which was less than 100 ... «East Anglian Daily Times, Mar 15»
7
Flying for Freedom charity backing Cheltenham Challenge 2015
Participants train on flex-wing Microlight aircraft, which provides air experience at its most basic. Post-recovery flying training provides a new ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Feb 15»
8
Rhino adds lighting and tires to upgrade mowers
Rhino, after successfully launching an innovative design in flex-wings mowers last spring, has updated its entire line of products to meet ... «agprofessional.com, Feb 15»
9
Zoning Board approves ultralight trike business in Marpi
... application of Songbird Aviation LLC to operate the ultralight trike, also known as flex-wing trikes or weight-shift-control aircraft, in Marpi. «Marianas Variety, Aug 14»
10
Churchtown man injured in mower accident
He was riding a Kubota L4310D tractor, pulling a flex-wing mower attachment to mow the property's lawn when he became trapped under the ... «The Register Star, Aug 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Flex-Wing [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/flex-wing>. May 2024 ».
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