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wash-out
A condition in airplane rigging in which a wing is twisted so its angle of incidence is less at the tip than at the root. Wash-out decreases the lift the wing produces. If an airplane is left-wing-heavy, the left wing can be washed in and the right wing washed out.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Aviation
- Category: Aeronautics
- Company: Aviation Supplies & Academics
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