mean camber line


mean camber line

[′mēn ′kam·bər ‚līn] (aerospace engineering) A line on a cross section of a wing of an aircraft which is equidistant from the upper and lower surfaces of the wing.

mean camber line

A line joining the leading and trailing edges of an airfoil equidistant from the upper and lower surfaces. The mean camber line determines the characteristics of the airfoil. Also known as a camber line or a mean line.