Lake Sawyer Hawks RC Glossary

RC terms, acronyms, and club references explained.

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Laminar Flow Wing

Laminar Flow is the smooth, uninterrupted flow of air over the contour of the wings, fuselage, or other parts of an aircraft in flight. Laminar flow is most often found at the fron...

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Landing

The landing maneuver will start two (2) meters from the ground. The model flares smoothly to a nose-high attitude, dissipating flying speed, then smoothly touches the ground, withi...

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Latency

The time it takes for a servo or ESC to react to an input made on a radio.

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Lateral Balance

The left-right or side-to-side balance of an airplane. An airplane that is laterally balanced will track better through loops and other maneuvers.

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Leading Edge (LE)

The foremost edge of an airfoil or propeller, first part of the wing or propeller to go through the air.

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Lift

The aerodynamic force generated by air flowing around an airfoil that is equal to or greater than the weight of the aircraft and acts opposite to the force of gravity.

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Longeron

A load-bearing, fore-to-aft structural member of a fuselage.

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