Anhedral (aeronautics)
In aeronautics, dihedral is the angle between the left and right wings (or tail surfaces) of an aircraft. "Dihedral" is also used to describe the effect of sideslip on the rolling of the aircraft. Dihedral angle is the upward angle from horizontal of the wings or tailplane of a fixed-wing aircraft. "Anhedral angle" is the name given to negative dihedral angle, that is, when there is a ''downward'' angle from horizontal of the wings or tailplane of a fixed-wing aircraft. Dihedral angle has a strong influence on dihedral effect, which is named after it. Dihedral effect is the amount of roll moment produced in proportion to the amount of sideslip. Dihedral effect is a critical factor in the stability of an aircraft about the roll axis (the spiral mode). It is also pertinent to the nature of an aircraft's Dutch roll oscillation and to maneuverability about the roll axis. Longitudinal dihedral is a comparatively obscure term related to the pitch axis of an airplane. It ...
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Dihedral On A TUI Boeing 737-800 (G-TAWJ) Taxying For Take Off At Bristol Airport, England 14May2019
Dihedral or polyhedral may refer to: * Dihedral angle, the angle between two mathematical planes * Dihedral (aeronautics), the upward angle of a fixed-wing aircraft's wings where they meet at the fuselage, dihedral ''effect'' of an aircraft, longitudinal dihedral angle of a fixed-wing aircraft * Dihedral group, the group of symmetries of the ''n''-sided polygon in abstract algebra ** Also Dihedral symmetry in three dimensions * Dihedral kite, also known as a bowed kite * Dihedral doors, also known as butterfly doors * Dihedral prime, also known as a dihedral calculator prime * In rock climbing, an inside corner of rock See also * Anhedral (other) * Euhedral, a crystal structure * Polyhedron In geometry, a polyhedron (plural polyhedra or polyhedrons; ) is a three-dimensional shape with flat polygonal faces, straight edges and sharp corners or vertices. A convex polyhedron is the convex hull of finitely many points, not all on ...