Assertion: airfoil | /r/CapableOf | deflect oncoming air
Facets:
value: for fixed-wing aircraft
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: When oriented at a suitable angle, the airfoil deflects the oncoming air (for fixed-wing aircraft, a downward force), resulting in a force on the airfoil in the direction opposite to the deflection.
text: When oriented at a suitable angle, the airfoil deflects the oncoming air (for fixed-wing aircraft, a downward force), resulting in a force on the airfoil in the direction opposite to the deflection.