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Leading edge is the part of an aerofoil or wing which leads in movement through the air.

Leading edge may also refer to:

Aviation

• Leading edge cuff, a fixed aerodynamic device employed on fixed-wing aircraft to modify the airfoil
• Leading-edge extension, a small extension to an aircraft wing surface, forward of the leading edge
• Leading edge inflatable kite, a single skin kite with inflatable bladders providing structure
• Leading-edge slats, aerodynamic surfaces on the leading edge of the wings of fixed-wing aircraft
• Leading edge slot, aerodynamic features of the wing of some airplanes to reduce the stall speed and promote good low-speed handling qualities

Companies

• Leading Edge Air Foils, an American aircraft parts supplier
• Leading Edge Aviation Services, an American aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) company
• Leading Edge Brands, soft drink marketing and manufacturing company based in Temple, Texas
• Leading Edge Group, an Australian-owned buying group
  • Leading Edge Computers, an Australian computer store, part of the above group
• Leading Edge Products, a computer manufacturer in the 1980s and 1990s
• Leading Edge Sports Car Company, a British sports car company in operation from 2002 to 2005 in Norfolk, England

Publications

• Leading Edge (magazine), speculative fiction magazine published at Brigham Young University
• The Leading Edge, a journal of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists

Other uses

• Leading Edge Model D, an IBM-clone computer released by Leading Edge in about 1986
• Leading Edge Partnership, programme for secondary schools in England
• Leading edge, in electronics, the front edge of a digital signal, a particular signal edge
• 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

• Edge (disambiguation)
• Cutting edge (disambiguation)
• Bleeding Edge (disambiguation)