Español > perfil alar: 1 sentido > nombre 1, artifact| Sentido | A device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight. |
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| Sinónimo | perfil aerodinámico |
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| Partes | borde de ataque | Forward edge of an airfoil |
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| borde de salida | The rear edge of an airfoil |
| Específico | ala | One of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane |
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| ala giratoria | The long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air |
| alerones, flap, flaps | A movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing |
| alerón | An airfoil that controls lateral motion |
| estabilizador | airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft |
| estabilizador horizontal, plano fijo horizontal | The horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged |
| spoiler | A hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag |
| spoiler | An airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds |
| timón de dirección | The vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft |
| timón de mando, timón | A hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes |
| timón de profundidad | The airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend |
| General | aparato, dispositivo, mecanismo | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
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| Inglés | airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface |
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