aerodynamic time
aerodynamic time
[‚e·ro·dī′nam·ik ′tīm] (aerospace engineering)
A characteristic time equal to the mass of an aircraft divided by the product of the gross wing area, the density of air, and the air speed.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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aerodynamic time constant.
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