For trailing edge in electronics, the back edge of a digital signal, see Signal edge.
The trailing edge of an aerodynamic surface such as a wing is its rear edge, where the airflow separated by the leading edge meets.[1] Essential flight control surfaces are attached here to control the direction of the departing air flow, and exert a controlling force on the aircraft. Such control surfaces include ailerons on the wings for roll control, elevators on the tailplane controlling pitch, and the rudder on the fin controlling yaw. Elevators and ailerons may be combined as elevons on tailless aircraft.
Cross section of an aerodynamic surface with the trailing edge emphasised
The trailing edge may either have a triangle-like or cusp-like shape. A trailing edge with a triangle-like shape is also often referred to as a trailing edge that has a finite angle.[3]
References
^Crane, Dale: Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition, page 521. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997. ISBN1-56027-287-2
^Batchelor, G. K. (1967), An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics, p.438, Cambridge University Press.
^D Anderson, John (2017). Fundamentals of aerodynamics. United States: McGraw-Hill Education. pp. 332–333. ISBN978-0-07-339810-5.
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