- (n) a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
- Shouting and whooping, the men wrestle their 5-m-long multicolored aerofoil into the sky against a backdrop of milky peaks.
- Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The Paradise tree snake is probably best known for one unique behavior: its ability to "fly" from tree to tree. New research from a team of American scientists has revealed that these snakes shape their body into an aerofoil mid-flight to allow them to glide around 100 feet from the top of a tree. Study author Jake Socha , a biomechanics expert ...on January 30, 2014 Source: redOrbit