Leading edge is the part of an aerofoil or wing which leads in movement through the air.
Leading edge may also refer to:
Aviation
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Leading edge cuff, a fixed aerodynamic device employed on fixed-wing aircraft to modify the airfoil
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Leading-edge extension, a small extension to an aircraft wing surface, forward of the leading edge
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Leading edge inflatable kite, a single skin kite with inflatable bladders providing structure
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Leading-edge slats, aerodynamic surfaces on the leading edge of the wings of fixed-wing aircraft
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Leading edge slot, aerodynamic features of the wing of some airplanes to reduce the stall speed and promote good low-speed handling qualities
Companies
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Leading Edge Air Foils, an American aircraft parts supplier
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Leading Edge Aviation Services, an American aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) company
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Leading Edge Brands, soft drink marketing and manufacturing company based in Temple, Texas
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Leading Edge Group, an Australian-owned buying group
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Leading Edge Computers, an Australian computer store, part of the above group
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Leading Edge Products, a computer manufacturer in the 1980s and 1990s
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Leading Edge Sports Car Company, a British sports car company in operation from 2002 to 2005 in Norfolk, England
Publications
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Leading Edge (magazine), speculative fiction magazine published at Brigham Young University
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The Leading Edge, a journal of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Other uses
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Leading Edge Model D, an IBM-clone computer released by Leading Edge in about 1986
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Leading Edge Partnership, programme for secondary schools in England
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Leading edge, in electronics, the front edge of a digital signal, a particular signal edge
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Leading edge, in marketing, a metaphor for State of the art, the highest level of development, as of a device, technique, or scientific field
See also
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Edge (disambiguation)
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Cutting edge (disambiguation)
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Bleeding Edge (disambiguation)