airscrew
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of airscrew
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Leonardo da Vinci designed a spiral airscrew in the hope of achieving perpendicular flight.
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The airscrew must then act as a giant parachute.
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On an open frame at the tail whirled another but smaller airscrew, in a vertical plane: even the tail surfaces of the what-is-it were busy.
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Location: The idle screw is located on the side of your carburetor, usually right above the airscrew.
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A good illustration of this may be found in the question of the airscrew.
From The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
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