| 单词 | landing wire |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslanding wire landing wire n. Aeronautics a wire on a biplane or light monoplane that is designed to take the weight of a wing when the aircraft is on the ground. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > wires for structural support > specific wires stay-wire1876 stay1894 lift wire1915 incidence wire1916 landing wire1917 1917 ‘Contact’ Airman's Outings 46 Something sang to the right, and I found that part of a landing-wire was dangling helplessly from its socket. 1942 C. C. Redman in R. A. Beaumont Aeronaut. Engin. xvii. 482/1 Landing wires support the wings on the ground, but when the aircraft becomes airborne, the stresses are transferred to the flying wires, as the wings tend to lift upwards. 1952 A. Y. Bramble Air-plane Flight vii. 100 Those above [the wings of the glider] are obviously supporting the weight of the wings when the machine is on the ground. They are called ‘landing wires’. Those below the wing..are called the ‘flying wires’. < as lemmas |
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