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wind wind1 /wnd/ noun horizontal movement
of air in relation to the Earth’s surface
wind wind2 /wand/ verb to move in a curving
or twisting manner
If a wire is
wound as a coil, the field will be like
that of a bar magnet. (NOTE: winding –
wound)
windblast windblast /wndblɑst/ noun the
harmful effect of air flow on a pilot who
has ejected from an aircraft travelling at
high speed
wind cone wind cone /wnd kəυn/ noun same
as windsock
wind currents wind currents /wnd krənts/ plural
noun the movement of air in a particular
direction through a mass of air
which is not moving so much
wind direction wind direction /wnd da|rekʃən/
noun a description of where the wind is
blowing from, given as north, south,
east, west, etc., or a number of degrees,
e.g. a wind coming from the west would
be a wind direction of 270°
Wind
direction and speed only affect the
movement of the aircraft over the
ground.
wind gradient wind gradient /wnd $rediənt/
noun the rate of increase of wind
strength with unit increase in height
above ground level
After take-off, as
the aircraft gains altitude, the ground
speed may be affected by the wind gradient.
winding winding /wandŋ/ noun a series of
360° turns of wire
The voltage in each
winding is directly proportional to the
number of turns in each winding.
windmill windmill /wndml/ verb to turn
round by wind force only without
engine power
windscreen windscreen /wndskrin/ noun the
front window of an aircraft through
which the pilot has forward vision
The
windscreen is a glass laminated construction
with an electrical element,
made of gold film, sandwiched between
the layers.
wiper
windshear windshear /wndʃə/ noun a change
in wind direction and speed between
slightly different altitudes
Windshear,
if strong enough, can produce clear air
turbulence.
Fly-by-wire technology
can be very useful in windshear situations.
windshield windshield /wndʃild/ noun US
same as windscreen
windsock windsock /wndsɒk/ noun a pole at
the top of which is a fabric tube through
which the wind blows, showing the
wind direction
windspeed windspeed /wndspid/ noun the
speed of the wind which, if combined
with a direction, is called velocity. It is
usually measured in knots.
Wind
direction is given in degrees true
rounded to the nearest 10°, followed by
the mean windspeed.
wind tunnel wind tunnel /wnd tn(ə)l/ noun a
tunnel-shaped chamber through which
air can be passed at a known speed in
order to test the aerodynamic properties
of an object such as an aircraft placed
inside it
wind velocity wind velocity /wnd və|lɒsti/
noun wind speed and direction
windward windward /wndwəd/ adjective,
adverb facing the direction from which
the wind blows. Opposite lee  windward
of a range of hills upwind of the
range of hills
If precipitation occurs,
water will have been removed from the
atmosphere thus causing the air on the
lee side to be drier than that on the
windward side.
wing wing /wŋ/ noun the main horizontal
aerofoil or mainplane
The wing supports
the weight of the aircraft in flight.
winglet winglet /wŋlət/ noun an upturned
wing tip or small additional vertical aerofoil
on a wing tip
The attachment of
winglets improved the handling characteristics
of the aeroplane.
wing loading wing loading /wŋ ləυdŋ/ noun
the weight of an aircraft per unit wing
area
wingman wingman /wŋmn/ noun a pilot
who flies in a position behind and to the
side of the leader of a group of flying
aircraft
wingover wingover /wndəυvə/ noun a
manoeuvre to turn a flying aircraft in
which the pilot puts the aircraft into a
253 WP
steep turning climb until it almost stalls
and then allows the nose to fall
wing panel wing panel /wŋ pn(ə)l/ noun a
rectangular aluminium section of the
aircraft skin of a wing
Wing panels of
light aircraft are normally riveted
together.
wing root wing root /wŋ rut/ noun the part of
the wing where it meets with the fuselage
　
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