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Meaning of "winglet" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WINGLET

winglet  [ˈwɪŋlɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WINGLET

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Winglet is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WINGLET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

winglet

Wingtip device

Wingtip devices are usually intended to improve the efficiency of fixed-wing aircraft. There are several types of wingtip devices, and although they function in different manners, the intended effect is always to reduce the aircraft's drag by partial recovery of the tip vortex energy. Wingtip devices can also improve aircraft handling characteristics and enhance safety for following aircraft. Such devices increase the effective aspect ratio of a wing without materially increasing the wingspan. An extension of span would lower lift-induced drag, but would increase parasitic drag and would require boosting the strength and weight of the wing. At some point, there is no net benefit from further increased span. There may also be operational considerations that limit the allowable wingspan. Wingtip devices increase the lift generated at the wingtip and reduce the lift-induced drag caused by wingtip vortices, improving lift-to-drag ratio. This increases fuel efficiency in powered aircraft and increases cross-country speed in gliders, in both cases increasing range. U.S.

Definition of winglet in the English dictionary

The definition of winglet in the dictionary is a small wing, esp the bastard wing of a bird. Other definition of winglet is a small wing placed at the tip of the main wing of an aircraft and perpendicular to it designed to reduce the aircraft's vortex drag.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WINGLET


billet
ˈbɪlɪt
booklet
ˈbʊklɪt
bracelet
ˈbreɪslɪt
bullet
ˈbʊlɪt
chocolate
ˈtʃɒkəlɪt
clit
klɪt
kinglet
ˈkɪŋlɪt
lit
lɪt
palette
ˈpælɪt
ringlet
ˈrɪŋlɪt
scarlet
ˈskɑːlɪt
servlet
ˈsɜːvlɪt
slit
slɪt
split
splɪt
springlet
ˈsprɪŋlɪt
tablet
ˈtæblɪt
template
ˈtɛmplɪt
toilet
ˈtɔɪlɪt
violet
ˈvaɪəlɪt
wallet
ˈwɒlɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WINGLET

wing-forward
Wingate
wingback
wingding
winge
winged
winged elm
wingedly
winger
wingless
winglessness
winglike
wingman
wingmen
wingover
wings
wingspan
wingspread
wingsuit
wingy

WORDS THAT END LIKE WINGLET

aglet
aiglet
blue-singlet
buglet
bush singlet
bushman´s singlet
eaglet
froglet
giglet
goglet
guglet
gurglet
jinglet
juglet
leglet
piglet
reglet
singlet
spanglet
wiglet

Synonyms and antonyms of winglet in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «winglet» into 25 languages

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

Translator English - Chinese

小翼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aleta
570 millions of speakers

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winglet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

winglet
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجنيح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

крылышко
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

winglet
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

winglet
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ailette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Winglet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Winglet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウィングレット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

작은 날개
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Winglet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Winglet
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

winglet
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पंख
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

winglet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

winglet
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Winglet
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крильце
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Winglet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Winglet
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

winglet
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

winglet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Winglet
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WINGLET»

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Understanding Aerodynamics: Arguing from the Real Physics
Figure 8.4.4 Misleading view indicating that a winglet produces thrust in the presence of an inboard-directed sidewash “induced” by the wing. Actually, for an unswept wing with a vertical winglet, the optimum loading produces zero sidewash at ...
Doug McLean, 2012
2
Pilot's Reference Guide
A winglet is a near vertical extension of the wing tips. The upward angle (cant) of the winglet, its inward angle (toe), as well as its size and shape are critical for correct performance and unique in each application. Winglets improve the ...
Michael Grossrubatscher, 2008
3
Airworthiness Directives: Small Aircraft, Rotorcraft, ...
What If I have the Marburger Winglet Installed as of the Effective Date of This AD and Plan To Operate My Airplane Without Removing the Winglet? 1 . Review your airplane's logbook to determine your airplane's TIS without the winglets ...
Transportation Dept., Federal Aviation Administration
4
Stability and Morphing Characteristics of Bistable Composite ...
Figure 5-6: Winglet-like I: Predicted equilibrium configurations using ABAQUS FEA software 179 Figure 5-7: Winglet-like II: Manufactured panel showing associated equilibrium configurations 180 Figure 5-8: Winglet-like II: Predicted ...
Samer A. Tawfik, 2008
5
General Aviation Aircraft Design: Applied Methods and Procedures
Therefore, a winglet installation would have to be justified on other merits, such as cosmetics or improved climb and T-O performance. Of course, this does not deny that certain winglet geometry may exist that moves the break-even point below ...
Snorri Gudmundsson, 2013
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New Results in Numerical and Experimental Fluid Mechanics ...
6, 7 and 8 represent the instantaneous distribution of the vorticity attained from the analysis of the left wing seen from behind for the configuration with a winglet rudder deflection of χ=0◦, an aileron deflection of δ =20◦, and an angle of attack of  ...
Cameron Tropea, 2007
7
New Results in Numerical and Experimental Fluid Mechanics V: ...
For lower lift values (cL < 0.3 RANS and cL < 0.2 ETW), the winglet case generates more drag than the reference configuration. This results from additional skin friction produced by the winglet. At higher lift coefficient the large winglet reduces ...
Hans Josef Rath, Carsten Holze, Hans-Joachim Heinemann, 2007
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Fluid Machinery and Fluid Mechanics: 4th International ...
One of the new techniques to control tip leakage is developed as tip winglet which is also named as partial shroud in turbine cascade. Based upon NACA65- 010 airfoil, it is proposed in this paper a linear cascade model to investigate the tip ...
Jianzhong Xu, Yulin Wu, Yangjun Zhang, 2010
9
Assessment of Wingtip Modifications to Increase the Fuel ...
The trijet family has had numerous winglet studies conducted, including work done in cooperation with NASA in the 1970s and 1980s, and a production winglet design was incorporated into the MD-11, a derivative of the original DC- 10 family ...
Committee on Assessment of Aircraft Winglets for Large Aircraft Fuel Efficiency, Air Force Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, 2007
10
Advanced Aircraft Design: Conceptual Design, Technology and ...
The winglet acts under an angle of incidence to this flow and experiences lift. Its component in the direction of flight - the figure indicates it as a thrust component - balances the winglet's vortex drag. The trailing vortex sheet is spread out in an ...
Egbert Torenbeek, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WINGLET»

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Southwest Airlines deals with fake video of a drone not hitting a …
The latest example is a video that purports to show a drone taking off the winglet on a Southwest Airlines jet taking off from New York LaGuardia Airport. It's fake ... «Dallas Morning News, Jun 15»
2
Williams reveals radical new winglet
Teams are often frustrated by the limits on where aerodynamic parts can be introduced but the winglet is in an area that has not been widely exploited before ... «Motorsport.com, Jun 15»
3
5 Billion Gallons of Jet Fuel Saved
SEATTLE, June 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) announced that as of 12:15 am PDT today its unique Blended Winglet Technology has ... «PR Newswire, Jun 15»
4
Split Scimitar Winglets Approved For BBJ
Compared to APB's original blended winglet, the SSW modification can save 2.2% or more in fuel burn on a 6,200-nm trip. With full tanks, range is increased 136 ... «Aviation Week, May 15»
5
Boeing supplier to employ 75 at Sumner winglet plant
GKN Aerospace will set up a winglet assembly plant in Sumner, near Tacoma, after winning a contract to build the new advanced winglets for Boeing's ... «The Seattle Times, Jan 15»
6
Southwest, American planes clip each other at LaGuardia
“American Airlines Flight 1104 was taxiing to its gate at LaGuardia Airport when its left horizontal stabilizer and the winglet of a moving Southwest Airlines 737 ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Dec 14»
7
New split winglets shine with colors of Old Glory
If Captain America flew a jet, he'd have the winglets painted just like one on display in Florida last week. How could a military superhero not fly a jet with Split ... «The Seattle Times, Oct 14»
8
No Drag on Split Scimitar™ Winglet Developments
"Our Split Scimitar Winglet program is by far and away the most successful product launch in our history," said Patrick LaMoria, Aviation Partners Boeing ... «PR Newswire, Oct 14»
9
Two Ryanair planes clip each other on runway at Dublin Airport
... our aircraft were taxiing slowly to the runway at Dublin Airport this morning," she said. "The winglet of one aircraft appears to have scraped the tail of the other. «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»
10
Winglet-ing it in Tokyo
Are we humans looking at a future in which we won't need to use our legs? It looks like it when you consider Toyota's Winglet, Japan's version of the Segway. «The Japan Times, Jul 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Winglet [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/winglet>. Apr 2024 ».
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