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List of flying wings (55 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A flying wing is a type of tailless aircraft which has no distinct fuselage. The crew, engines and equipment are housed inside a thick wing, typically

Bird flight (5,627 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Bird flight is the primary mode of locomotion used by most bird species in which birds take off and fly. Flight assists birds with feeding, breeding, avoiding

Idflieg (153 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

produced by domestic companies, characterised according to the armament, wing configuration, crew and role which was intended for the aircraft. Colonel Walter

List of triplanes (198 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

This is a list of aircraft types having triplane wings. Citations Davilla 1997, p. 46. "Besson canard". www.aviafrance.com. Retrieved 2011-01-27. "Besson

Blended wing body (2,170 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A blended wing body (BWB), also known as blended body, hybrid wing body (HWB) or a lifting aerofoil fuselage, is a fixed-wing aircraft having no clear

Fairchild 22 (545 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Aircraft Corporation at Hagerstown, Maryland. The aircraft has a parasol wing configuration and was used with a variety of engines; 127 were produced from 1931

Blohm & Voss P 192 (455 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

replace the Junkers Ju 87. Its radical design featured a three-surface wing configuration, with the single propeller installed mid-fuselage between the fore

Messerschmitt P.1103 (551 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

proposal for the P.1103, dated July 6, 1944. It was to have a low-wing configuration and be powered by a Schmidding 109-513 solid-fueled rocket engine

Fokker C.VIII (559 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

first aircraft of this type to be built as a monoplane, a parasol wing configuration. The construction, however, was in the familiar Fokker style with

North American O-47 (907 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

United States Army Air Corps during the Second World War. It has a low-wing configuration, retractable landing gear, and a three-blade propeller. The O-47 was

Charles H. and Lena May Weitz House (226 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

United States. This 1½-story frame dwelling features a gable-front-and-wing configuration, a front porch located in the el of the facade, a single-story bay

Sopwith Triplane (3,226 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the designer Herbert Smith. Aside from its obvious difference in wing configuration, the aircraft shared many similarities with the company's successful

Klemm Kl 35 (1,162 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Leichtflugzeugbau Gmbh it shared the same single-engine, cantilever low-wing configuration as the earlier machine, the major difference being the introduction

Boulton Paul P.120 (1,166 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

developed to investigate the aerodynamic properties of the delta wing configuration. Performing its maiden flight on 6 August 1952, the sole aircraft

Aero Boero AB-210 (351 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

featured tricycle undercarriage, but retained the same general high-wing configuration. Only a single prototype was built, first flying on 22 April 1971

Langley Aerodrome (1,291 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Langley Aerodrome is a pioneering but unsuccessful manned, tandem wing-configuration powered flying machine, designed at the close of the 19th century

Charles Richards (NASA engineer) (336 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

four-tube Rogallo wing used in the experimental NASA Paresev glider. The wing configuration he created was used for manned hung-pilot kite-gliders and was to

Kalinin K-15 (96 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

was being designed. The aircraft was designed in a tailless delta-wing configuration, similar to modern delta-wings. List of rocket aircraft "SimplePlanes

Avro 707 (1,861 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

manufacturer Avro. It was developed to test the tailless thick delta wing configuration chosen for the Avro 698 jet bomber, later named the Vulcan. In particular

General Dynamics–Grumman F-111B (2,678 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

AWG-9 radar/Phoenix missile system, engines, and a similar swing-wing configuration. The F-111B was part of the 1960s TFX program. The USAF's Tactical

Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 (2,205 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

flow airfoil, which indicated that, in combination with the flying wing configuration, such an aircraft could be dramatically more efficient than traditional

Parker variable wing (170 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The Parker variable wing is a wing configuration in biplane or triplane aircraft designed by H.F. Parker in 1920. His design allows a supplement in lift

DRDO Ghatak (1,698 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to develop a stealthy UCAV based on flying wing design. The flying wing configuration is inherently stealthy, can carry more fuel and payload than conventional

List of tailless aircraft (137 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A tailless aircraft is one which has no separate horizontal stabilizer or control surface, either behind or in front of the main wing. Blended wing body

Boeing 2707 (4,078 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

ozone layer. A key design feature of the 2707 was its use of a swing-wing configuration. During development, the required weight and size of this mechanism

Horten Ho 229 (3,925 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the rest of the design to meet the range requirement. The flying wing configuration was favoured by the Horten brothers due to its high aerodynamic efficiency

List of delta-wing aircraft (31 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

This is a list of aircraft with delta wings. rcgroups.net Soviet aircraft unknown, Encyclopedia of safety, survincity.com Gunston, W. and Swanborough,

Boom Overture (2,674 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

similar to business class. The aircraft is planned to have a delta wing configuration (similar to Concorde), but will be built with composite materials

List of canard aircraft (104 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

This is a list of canard aircraft, having a foreplane in front of the main wing instead of a conventional tailplane. Airwar.ru. Avia France. van Tilborg

Aisheng ASN-205 (905 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

missions. ASN-206 is a fixed wing UAV in twin boom layout with high wing configuration with twin-tail. Propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven

Boulton Paul P.111 (1,851 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

aircraft designed to explore the characteristics of the tailless delta wing configuration. The development of the P.111 came as a response to the release of

Delft Flying-V (222 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The Flying-V is a proposed airliner of flying wing configuration, being studied by researchers at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. The

Nieuport-Delage NiD 48 (1,419 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

mounted like those of the sesquiplanes over the fuselage in parasol wing configuration. It bore a resemblance to the NiD 42, except it lacked an ancillary

List of flexible-winged aircraft (139 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

This is a list of all flexible-winged aircraft, or aircraft which do not use rigid lifting surfaces (all of them hang gliders except the Antonov). Swedish

Porsche 934 (366 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the 934 chassis and engine with the 935 wheels, tyres and rear wing configuration. The 934 as well as the 935 were raced in the Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft

Capella Aircraft (214 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

produced a number of aircraft designs, all of a strut-braced, high wing configuration. The first series were all enclosed cockpit designs, starting with

Resolute Eagle (265 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

uses an Applied Navigation Quattro autopilot. The Standard Fixed Wing configuration launches on a low-pressure Pneumatic launcher and recovers via a Belly-skid

Boeing Model 8 (232 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

configuration that would be the standard for all following three-seaters. The wing configuration and powerplant were similar to the Boeing Model 7. The Model 8 first

Northrop F-89 Scorpion (4,876 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

relatively slim fuselage, buried Allison J35 turbojet engines, and a swept wing configuration, however, the unfavorable low speed characteristics of this wing led

Loire 46 (663 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

improved, it resembled the earlier machines retaining their gull mono-wing configuration, open cockpit, and fixed landing gear. The first of five prototype

McDonnell F2H Banshee (5,300 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

largely attributed to its use of a straight wing rather than a swept wing configuration. Nevertheless, several variants were procured; the F2H-2N was the

Saab 29 Tunnan (4,385 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

appearance from which its name is derived. A relatively thin swept wing configuration was adopted after wartime aerodynamic research from Germany indicated

Aero Adventure (219 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

amphibious aircraft, marketed for homebuilding. Pusher propeller, high-wing configuration, single-seat, 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447 engine Aventura II Two-seat

Globe KD6G Firefly (405 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

based on the earlier Globe KD2G Firefly target drone, featuring a mid-wing configuration with a twin-fin empennage, but instead of a pulsejet powerplant as

Gabriel P 6 (715 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

aircraft and the P 7 a tourer. The difference between them was the wing configuration, chosen to optimise their speed range for their role, so the P 6 was

Berliner-Joyce P-16 (721 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

unusually, was of reverse-gullwing type, while the upper wing was of gull wing configuration. An observer/gunner was located behind the pilot. The aircraft was

TIE fighter (4,647 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

armor-plated hull and improved SFS L-s9.3 laser cannons. The "bent-wing" configuration was intended to improve energy collection while maintaining the same

Macchi M.7 (483 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the M.7, the M.7ter appeared. This had a redesigned hull, revised wing configuration and a new tail unit. Three different versions of the M.7ter were built

Adaptive compliant wing (859 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to establish baseline performance. It has a conventional tube-and-wing configuration, unlike the blended wing body of the Lockheed Martin X-56. It follows

Caproni Ca.103 (349 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and with the lower plane with adjustable incidence in flight. The wing configuration was sesquiplane inverted with neutral scaling, ie with a higher wing

Aircraft dynamic modes (1,461 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

fuselage is above the wings, as in a low wing configuration; or roll-out if below, as in a high-wing configuration. A propeller rotating under power will

UTVA 75 (1,475 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

which provides a good balance between strength and weight. The low-wing configuration offers excellent visibility for the pilots, which is particularly

Toleman TG183 (301 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

rear wings and front wing mounted radiators. Unfortunately the front wing configuration caused the front of the car to move about at high speed and was eventually

Arado Ar 198 (545 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

good communication between the crew members. Built using a shoulder wing configuration, giving the pilot unrestricted forward visibility, the Ar 198 was

Sikorsky S-41 (847 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

South America, and between Boston and Halifax. The S-41 had a parasol wing configuration, with two radial engines mounted on struts between the fuselage and

Caproni Ca.120 (381 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1930s. The Ca.120 was a trimotor monoplane with a cantilevered high-wing configuration made of wood with two side members, equipped with compensated flaps

Focke-Wulf Fw 159 (425 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Rüstungsflugzeug IV ("Armed Aircraft IV") 1934 fighter competition. Its parasol wing configuration was based on the company's successful trainer product, the Focke-Wulf

Facebook Aquila (919 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Boeing 737, but weighs only 880 pounds (400 kg). Aquila is of flying wing configuration, the upper surface of the wing being covered in solar cells to power

Blériot-SPAD S.91 (1,937 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Herbemont designed a further prototype with an inverted sesquiplane wing configuration. While flight demonstrations were performed in both Romania and Greece

CANT 12 (282 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

single-headed cruciform fletching and horizontal braced planes. The wing configuration was biplana, with wings of equal size connected to each other by a

CANT 37 (287 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

single-sided cruciform caulking with horizontal braced planes. The wing configuration was biplane-sesquiplane, with the upper wing from the opening, mounted

Blériot VII (509 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

aeroplane built by Louis Blériot. Following the success with the tandem wing configuration of the Blériot VI, he continued this line of development. The rear

Douglas XNO-2 (75 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Douglas. The NO-2 was intended to utilize a tractor engine, high wing configuration, with power coming from two Wright J-5 Whirlwind radial engines each

Weigeltisauridae (1,133 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

flexibility, similar to the ribs of living gliding lizards. Due to the low-wing configuration, it is likely that the gliding surface was angled upwards to increase

Junkers J 15 (618 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

with corrugated Duralumin, leaving the profile visible. The high wing configuration was judged superior and adopted for the larger and heavier J 16 production

Francis Rogallo (942 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

a series of several shapes and sizes, manned and unmanned. A key wing configuration applying Francis Rogallo's leadership that gave base to kited gliders

Douglas A-4 Skyhawk (11,624 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Navy's weight specification. The Skyhawk has a short-span delta wing configuration, a tricycle undercarriage, and is powered by a single turbojet engine

Saab 37 Viggen (10,223 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

fighter. Saab's design team opted for a relatively radical delta wing configuration, and operation as an integrated weapon system in conjunction with

Saab 35 Draken (9,169 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

critical issues posed by these requirements could be met with a delta wing configuration. However, to obtain an aerodynamically desirable location, the forward

General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark (11,061 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

fast and far, but required long runways. A simpler variable geometry wing configuration with the pivot points farther out from the aircraft's centerline was

Caproni Ca.134 (554 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

control planes from the accentuated positive dihedral angle. The wing configuration was inverted biplane-sesquiplane, with the upper wing opening lower

Blériot VI (676 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Blériot and his chief engineer Louis Peyret next built a tandem wing configuration aircraft, possibly influenced by the Langley Aerodrome. In its initial

CANT 23 (584 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

upper part in front of the wings and protected by a windshield. The wing configuration was biplane-sesquiplane with the upper wing, more open, connected

Mikoyan Skat (803 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

on low-observability and thus the drone was designed in a flying wing configuration, in the form of a triangle, with use of composite materials and with

Caproni Ca.105 (599 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

with double controls and the others destined to the passengers. The wing configuration was monoplane, with the wing positioned high on the fuselage and connected

AEG Wagner Eule (466 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

characteristics of the prototype before the design was abandoned. The unusual wing configuration was not featured in AEG's subsequent aircraft designs, however, the

Dewoitine D.19 (497 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

solicitation. A development of the D.1, the D.19 shared the D.1's parasol-wing configuration, but featured an all-new wing of increased span, and had double the

AIDC AT-3 (977 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the advanced jet trainer began in 1975 with a conventional low-wing configuration with a tricycle undercarriage, tandem seat cockpit, and twin turbofans

Elevon (1,383 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

system in order to counteract the inherent instability of the flying wing configuration. Several technology research and development efforts exist to integrate

Grumman XF10F Jaguar (1,153 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

with angled flight decks and steam-driven catapults made the swing-wing configuration unnecessary. The prototype XF10F-1 first flew on 19 May 1952. It was

Westland F.7/30 (806 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

resulted in the conversion of the design to a biplane with a gull wing configuration for the upper wing. In this form the F.7/30 was completed in 1934

Airbus Sagitta (526 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Experimental investigations on vortex flow phenomena of a diamond wing configuration, A. Hövelmann, C. Breitsamter Propulsion System Integration and Thrust

Gull-wing (204 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

freshwater lake near Dryden, Ontario, Canada Gull wing, an aircraft wing configuration Gull-wing door, a car door that is hinged at the roof Mercedes-Benz

Coelurosauravus (1,424 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

flexibility, similar to the ribs of living gliding lizards. Due to the low-wing configuration, it is likely that the gliding surface was angled upwards to increase

Aviation Partners (923 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

2014, for 737-900ER on August 27, 2014, for 3 additional 737-800 wing configuration on October 2, 2014, and for all models of the 737-700 including the

Avro Canada CF-103 (1,472 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and adding a 42° sweep to the leading edge, creating a near-delta wing configuration. The tail surfaces were also swept back. One version that was considered

Airbus A³ Vahana (1,320 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

tilt-wing configuration superior at longer ranges. The designer has not finalized the Vahana project and hope that "the electric tilt-wing configuration provides

Avy B.V. (1,443 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and fly longer distances than a quadcopter because of their fixed-wing configuration. Its second drone, the Avy Aera, is a VTOL fixed-wing drone and was

Arado Ar 231 (542 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Ar 231 Arado Ar 231 model, front view, showing the special wing configuration General information Type Submarine-borne reconnaissance floatplane National

Short SB.1 (841 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"aero-isoclinic" wing originated by Professor Hill. This radical wing configuration was designed to maintain a constant angle of incidence regardless

Blériot Aéronautique (2,123 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Blériot VI (1907) Single-seat, single-engine aircraft of tandem wing configuration. Blériot VII (1907) Blériot VIII (1908) World's first aircraft design

Vickers Swallow (779 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Wallis produced a new aircraft design, equipped with a moveable delta wing configuration and relatively large compared with traditional long distance aircraft

NASA AD-1 (1,376 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

project was to investigate the low-speed characteristics of an oblique-wing configuration. The AD-1 made its first flight late in 1979. The wing was pivoted

Boom Technology (1,249 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

gathered 76 commitments by December 2017. It decided to use the delta wing configuration of Concorde and make use of composite materials. It is to be powered

Denel SARA (455 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Denel Aviation, was set up. Various options were considered. A high wing configuration was selected for SARA to meet the issue of foreign object debris,

Convertiplane (1,158 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

horizontal flight. Proprotor types may be of either tilt rotor or tilt wing configuration. Tiltwing mechanisms tends to be more complicated. As with the helicopter

Mitsubishi Ki-57 (899 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

primarily by having the same wings transferred from a mid- to low-wing configuration and the incorporation of a new fuselage to provide accommodation for

Northrop N-1M (1,016 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

proved to be manageable when adjustments were made to the aircraft's wing configuration. The N-1M proved to be basically sound, paving the way for Northrop's

AirLony Highlander (240 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a biplane wing configuration, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear

Scheibe Falke (712 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Scheibe SF 25 A at Anspach airfield; note the shoulder wing configuration and outrigger wheels

Westland-Hill Pterodactyl (1,564 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

wing. The forward propeller position, together with the tailless wing configuration, gave the rear gun turret an outstanding field of fire. Despite its

Miles Mohawk (1,035 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

200 hp (150 kW) Menasco Buccaneer B6S engine to the classic Miles low-wing configuration, the M.12 was distinctly an Anglo-American machine. A second set of

PWS-11 (683 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

training fighter pilots. Like the PWS-10, the new plane was of a parasol wing configuration, but the shape of the fuselage, wings and empennage were similar to

Yi (dinosaur) (2,277 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

considered uncertain. The authors proposed three main models for the wing configuration. In the "bat model", the styliform element would have pointed straight

Dornier Do 26 (1,444 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

hull had a central keel and a defined step; the wings were of gull wing configuration, the outer sections being equipped with fully retractable narrow stabilising

Robin Aircraft (803 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

undercarriage and can carry 4 people. The DR aircraft have the 'cranked wing' configuration, in which the dihedral angle of the outer wing is much greater than

Ambrosini SS.4 (1,081 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

large Italian air force base). The single-seat SS.2 had a canard wing configuration, fixed undercarriage, and was powered by a two-cylinder Keller engine

Panavia Aircraft (785 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

In swept wing configuration

Mathews Turnerkraft (188 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg). It features a biplane wing configuration, a single-seat, open cockpit and a single engine. The aircraft is

IAR CV 11 (1,210 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

designers, it had a mixed metal-wood structure and cantilever, low-wing configuration, modern features soon to be adopted by all major aircraft manufacturers

Percival Merganser (634 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

airliner with an emphasis on "passenger appeal". To this end, a high-wing configuration and tricycle landing gear were chosen to provide the best view and

Raoul Hoffman (473 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

his absence from Arup was of similar tailless semi-circular "heel wing" configuration to the Arup designs. It is sometimes mistakenly described as a flying

AGARD-B wind tunnel model (1,594 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

considerable database of test results is available. AGARD-B is a body-wing configuration. All its dimensions are given in terms of the body diameter "D" so

Weigeltisaurus (1,753 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

flexibility, similar to the ribs of living gliding lizards. Due to the low-wing configuration, it is likely that the gliding surface was angled upwards to increase

Weigeltisaurus (1,753 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

flexibility, similar to the ribs of living gliding lizards. Due to the low-wing configuration, it is likely that the gliding surface was angled upwards to increase

Porsche 911 GT2 (4,300 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

slightly higher — Cd=0.34 vs. the Turbo's 0.33 — due to the fixed rear wing. Configuration: Water-cooled twin-turbocharged Porsche flat-six engine Valvetrain:

Grumman X-29 (1,978 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

surface actuators and/or larger control surfaces. In a forward swept wing configuration, the aerodynamic lift produces a twisting force which rotates the

Baggio Il Gallo (163 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

conventional landing gear-equipped homebuilt with a cantilevered, high-wing configuration. The tractor engine is mounted forward and above the wing in a nacelle

Miles M.35 Libellula (1,055 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

nose for an excellent view during landings. To Miles, the tandem wing configuration appeared to be the answer... provided it was "aerodynamically feasible"

Douglas F4D Skyray (2,604 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(USN). It was a fast-climbing pure interceptor that used a delta wing configuration and powered by a pair of Westinghouse J34 turbojet engines, which

Leading-edge cuff (1,762 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

=11:1), roll damping at stall was not as efficient. The case of high-wing configuration wing was different. Full scale testing of a modified Cessna 172 showed

Morane-Saulnier MS.300 (877 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

made in large numbers. Morane-Saulnier's interest in the parasol wing configuration began with the Morane-Saulnier L of 1913 and its continuous refinement

Payen PA-22 (482 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

prolific aircraft designer Roland Payen developed a radical tandem-wing configuration aircraft which he dubbed the "Fléchair" (Arrow). The PA 22/1R was

Arsenal-Delanne 10 (490 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

de l'Aéronautique, was of so-called Nenadovich biplane or tandem wing configuration, the tandem-mounted wings providing a continuous slot effect and offering

Raiden Fighters Jet (542 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

This game introduces the Ixion, an aircraft with a forward-swept wing configuration, similar to the Grumman X-29 and the Sukhoi Su-47. Players can either

UL-Jih Evolution (548 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

control surfaces and empennage as the Fascination but has a high-wing configuration, rather than the latter's low wing. The wing is of trapezoidal plan

Croses Criquet (586 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

for a homebuilt aircraft with a tailwheel landing gear, and tandem wing configuration similar to the Mignet Pou-du-Ciel family. It has two side-by-side

RBS 15 (2,389 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

development of the air force RB 04E missile with a turbofan engine, changed wing configuration and start rockets to take off from land. The initial proposal was

Ozark Air Lines Flight 965 (1,638 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

momentarily obscured the small aircraft. Due to the Cessna's high wing configuration, the DC-9 would have been very difficult for the Cessna pilots to

Platzer Motte (357 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

for amateur construction. The Motte features a strut-braced parasol wing configuration, single-seat open cockpit with a small windshield, fixed conventional

Canadian Car and Foundry FDB-1 (1,439 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

section of the top wing curved down to meet the fuselage, in a gull-wing configuration like earlier Polish and Soviet fighters such as the Polikarpov I-153

Adkisson SJ-1 Head Skinner (313 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Using wings from a 1946 Luscombe 8, cut and re-formed into the gull-wing configuration, the cabin and forward fuselage section were formed of steel tubes

LIPNUR Belalang (1,056 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

already ageing and needed to be replaced. The L-4Js also has high wing configuration so its aerobatic performance is very limited. Nurtanio Pringgoadisuryo

Boeing Sonic Cruiser (2,086 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

unmanned technology demonstrator that pioneered the canard/delta-wing configuration Related development Boeing 787 Dreamliner Forecast International/DMS

List of fictional aircraft (7,028 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan operated by Bush Rescue. It has a gull wing configuration with dual winglets on both wingtips and uses a variety of weapons

Faradair Aerospace BEHA (343 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Sustainable Aviation Fuel or JetA. The aircraft has a Triple Box-wing configuration in all carbon composite construction and is also now supported by

Hovey Delta Bird (440 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

a standard empty weight of 218 lb (99 kg). It features a biplane wing configuration, a single-seat, open cockpit, conventional landing gear and a single

Fokker T.VIII (2,047 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

featuring a three-part fuselage of oval cross-section and a mid-wing configuration. The first fuselage section consisted of a monocoque light alloy construction

Ponnier L.1 (668 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

French government to think again about the possibilities of that wing configuration for military or "Cavalrie" types. The Ponnier L.1 of July 1913 was

Short SB.4 Sherpa (1,778 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

aircraft, featuring an unusual aero-isoclinic wing. This radical wing configuration was designed to maintain a constant angle of incidence regardless

Delivery drone (7,423 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

configuration is less efficient and produces more noise. A fixed-wing configuration provides an order of magnitude increase in range, flight at higher

PZL M28 Skytruck (3,054 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

inertial separators and inverted configuration of the PT6 and the high wing configuration protect the engines and propellers against foreign object damage for

Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B (2,564 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

drone was first revealed in July 2017, showing the drone's flying wing configuration. In November 2018, the drone performed first series of taxiing, speeding

Avid Flyer (933 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

engine, side by side two seat light aircraft, with a strut-braced high wing configuration. Aluminum tubes serve as leading edge/main spar and rear spar, each

McDonnell F3H Demon (2,964 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

design team chose to develop an all-new aircraft incorporating a swept wing configuration from the onset rather than adapting a straight wing into a swept wing

Mariner Aircraft Mariner (424 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

seat versions. The final model mounts the top wing only in parasol wing configuration and features two seats in tandem. The company went out of business

Wingtra WingtraOne (744 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

images along with aerial data collection. The WingtraOne has a flying wing configuration; the drone has an endurance of 55 minutes, power being provided by

Custer CCW-5 (782 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Only beyond the channels did the conventional wings regain their mid-wing configuration. A 225 hp (168 kW) Continental O-470 flat six engine was mounted on

CZAW SportCruiser (1,717 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

January 2011. The aircraft is of all aluminum construction with a low wing configuration. It can be fitted with either a 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS or a 120 hp

General Aircraft Fleet Shadower (898 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

operate from an aircraft carrier flight deck and hence use a folding wing configuration for easier deck storage. It would have to give good views for the

Felixstowe Fury (1,750 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(push-pull) pairs and one central pusher. In addition to its triplane wing configuration, the Fury had a biplane tailplane with three rudders, mounted on a

Beechcraft Bonanza (5,859 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

initially was not steerable, but castering)[verification needed] and low-wing configuration. Designed by a team led by Ralph Harmon, the model 35 Bonanza was

2014 Asian Games (4,984 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

emblem was also revealed on the lighting ceremony, representing a wing configuration of the letter "A", for "Asia", with a shining sun at its upper left

And the Sky Full of Stars (2,070 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

configuration to form the Starfury design. Despite having a similar wing configuration to the Star Wars X-Wing fighter, this was purely coincidental. Burg

Shcherbakov Shche-2 (993 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the designation "TS-1". A cabin monoplane of semi-cantilever, high-wing configuration, the TS-1 was designed to minimise the use of strategic materials

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III (12,884 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

structure and control surfaces. The aircraft features an anhedral wing configuration, providing pitch and roll stability to the aircraft. The aircraft's

Northrop B-2 Spirit (12,447 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

inspected for any dents or scratches. The B-2's clean, low-drag flying wing configuration not only provides exceptional range but is also beneficial to reducing

Johanna Weber (1,475 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

enabling efficient supersonic performance. Küchemann then advocated this wing configuration with the UK Government, resulting in the support for a Mach 2 airliner

J. W. Dunne (2,772 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

which eventually led to the development of a stable tailless swept wing configuration. On his return to England for the second time he resumed his study

Leroy Grumman (3,128 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Gulfstream project was launched, two models of a high-wing and low-wing configuration were set up outside his office. Grumman personally made the decision

Sukhoi Su-27 (11,153 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

rails or ECM pods. The fighter is also an example of a tailed delta wing configuration,[failed verification] retaining conventional horizontal tailplanes

Wingtip device (4,771 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Non-planar wingtips are normally angled upwards in a polyhedral wing configuration, increasing the local dihedral near the wing tip, with polyhedral

Monnett Sonerai (1,277 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

elliptical tail profile was incorporated. Elliptical wingtips and a low-wing configuration were dropped, but a low-wing Sonerai II variant was released later

Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing (4,389 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Cabin series of biplanes. The Model 17's unusual negative stagger wing configuration (the upper wing staggered behind the lower) and unique shape maximized

Republic F-84 Thunderjet (6,117 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

project YF-96A aka YF-84F aka YRF-84K F-84E 49-2430 converted to swept wing configuration, and powered by J35-A35. The "first prototype" for the F-84F Thunderstreak

Antonov An-148 (3,375 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

damage. A built-in autodiagnosis system, auxiliary power unit, and the wing configuration allow the An-148 to be used at poorly equipped airfields. Flight and

Caproni Ca.331 (1,614 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

both its fuselage and wings, and its wings were of an inverted gull-wing configuration. It had two Isotta Fraschini Delta RC.40 engines rated at 574 kilowatts

White-striped free-tailed bat (2,252 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Service. p. 17. Lazos, Barry S (2005). "Biologically Inspired Fixed-Wing Configuration Studies". Journal of Aircraft. 42 (5): 1089–1098. doi:10.2514/1.10496

Space Shuttle design process (2,762 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

than the earlier simple "DC-3" shuttle. In addition, the straight-wing configuration favored by Max Faget would've requred the vehicle to fly in a stall

Convair F-102 Delta Dagger (7,389 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

design was relatively unorthodox, not only in terms of the delta wing configuration but the decision to carry all munitions within an internal weapons

Supermarine Swift (3,321 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

difference from the Attacker was that it had been modified with a swept wing configuration. During 1948, the Type 510 had conducted its maiden flight, a year

World War I Aeroplanes Fokker D.VII (279 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

constructed from wood, all covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its biplane wing configuration has a span of 29.30 ft (8.9 m). The acceptable power range is 160

BAC/Dassault AFVG (2,613 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

He conceived of a large aircraft equipped with a moveable delta wing configuration, which he dubbed Swallow; however, midway through scale model free-flight

Stealth technology (7,198 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the tail, as in the B-2 Spirit. The B-2's clean, low-drag flying wing configuration gives it exceptional range and reduces its radar profile. The flying

North American B-25 Mitchell (9,620 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

engine nacelles nullified the problem and gave the B-25 its gull wing configuration. Less noticeable changes during this period included an increase in

Supermaneuverability (3,048 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Eurofighter Typhoon, Dassault Rafale and Saab Gripen all use a delta-wing configuration with canard surfaces, while some variants of the Su-27 including the

George Welch (pilot) (2,996 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

permission for a major redesign of the XP-86 to a 35-degree, swept-wing configuration. This was new technology and the USA's first high-speed, swept-wing

Supermarine Scimitar (2,883 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

elements of the undercarriage; while considerations towards a swept wing configuration were made, the option was discounted due to it presenting too many

Ozimek volans (4,325 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Sharovipteryx gliding following the delta wing configuration of Dyke and colleagues; Ozimek likely glided similarly

VSS Enterprise (2,377 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of control aboard SS2, forcing the crew to utilise the feathered wing configuration to land safely. This test was followed by another hiatus, during which

Vickers Vanguard (3,412 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

accommodate up to 100 passengers, and an explicit preference for a high-wing configuration. Coincidentally, another airline, Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA), also

SpaceShipTwo (5,881 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

conducted 54 test flights. The spacecraft had used its "feathered" wing configuration during ten of these test flights. The National Transportation Safety

Skylon (spacecraft) (5,610 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

the use of smaller engines and allows for the use of a conventional wing configuration. While flying within the atmosphere, the use of wings to counteract

IFB-Stuttgart E-Genius (921 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

hours or about 400 km (250 mi). The e-Genius is a two seated high wing configuration aircraft completely manufactured of fibre composites and equipped

Future of the Indian Air Force (6,702 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Mirage-2000 & MiG-29 of Indian Air Force. It has a tail-less compound delta-wing configuration with a single vertical stabilizer with closed-coupled canards to provide

Prandtl-D (953 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

may be coming for a new paradigm in aviation." A tailless flying wing configuration was selected, as it offers the most potential for reducing drag and

Miles Aerovan (2,416 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

numbers of economic short range transports and small freighters. A high-wing configuration selected for the aircraft, being fitted with external aerofoil flaps

Burt Rutan (6,020 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

aircraft. Following a preliminary canard project (model 49), a tandem wing configuration was eventually designed, to be powered by an 18 hp Onan industrial

Robin DR400 (1,195 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

replace the doors present on earlier series. The wings have a 'cranked-wing' configuration, allowing for stable cruising and safer stalls. The dashboard is

IAI Lavi (3,593 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

advanced jet trainer as well. Early on, IAI decided to adopt a delta wing configuration, of which the company was already familiar with through its work on

George Baker House (726 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

farmhouse. The 1853 addition converted the house into an Upright and Wing configuration. The house is on the west side of Taylor Road at its intersection

HAL Tejas Mk2 (4,139 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

skin and twisted air-intake ducts. It has a tail-less compound delta-wing configuration with a single vertical stabilizer and close-coupled canards to provide

Moscow Aviation Institute Sh-Tandem (573 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

stabiliser allowed for wider field of fire. At the same time the tandem wing configuration allowed for the wings to be constructed of wood rather than metal

McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II (11,274 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2013. For the wing configuration and take-off distance, see Walker 1986, pp. 24–25. For the wing area

Firestone Firehawk 600 (3,516 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

didn't believe CART could run a race at TMS. He claimed that the "wing configuration was wrong," and the cars were "too fast" for the track. Also at the

Dassault Mirage F1 (11,481 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

fuselage as the Mirage III, while adopting a considerably different wing configuration. The Mirage F1 used a shoulder-mounted swept wing, instead of the

Honda HA-420 HondaJet (4,860 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the overall commercial failure of the VFW-Fokker 614, made the over-wing configuration unpopular with aircraft designers. To avoid these issues, Honda used

Basil van Rooyen (1,515 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

high wing of his F1 vehicle, reducing the angle of attack. The high wing configuration was banned by the FIA soon after, due to wing mount breakage accidents

Midnight on the Firing Line (3,333 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the engines away from the center of mass. Despite having a similar wing configuration to the Star Wars X-Wing fighter, this was purely coincidental. Burg

John Carver Meadows Frost (2,454 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to change the design subtly. Even though he wanted to use a swept-wing configuration, the prototype (by now called the CF-100 Canuck) proceeded to prototype

AHRLAC Holdings Ahrlac (2,546 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

features a twin-boom, single-pusher-engine, high-mounted forward-swept wing configuration, giving the aircraft an unconventional external appearance and providing

Porsche 934/5 (1,131 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Chassis and engine of the 934 with the wheels, tires and rear wing configuration of the 935, creating the new 934/5. The goal for the new design was

V bomber (10,472 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

An Avro 707 in flight during 1951; this type was developed to test the tailless thick delta wing configuration chosen for the Avro Vulcan

2015 Indianapolis 500 (5,333 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

teams were running Thursday with a modified, single-element, rear wing configuration. Weather: 69 °F (21 °C), sunny Simon Pagenaud led the speed chart

Global Combat Air Programme (6,011 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

twin-engine, low-observable aircraft with a unique modified cranked delta-wing configuration. However, on 22 July 2024, at the Farnborough Airshow, an updated

Buoyancy compensator (diving) (11,923 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

and further developed by William Hogarth Main, the back plate and wing configuration is not a recent development, but has gained popularity because of

United States Department of Defense aerospace vehicle designation (3,830 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the V-22 Osprey. It also applies to aircraft of the normal fixed-wing configuration that are capable of taking off and landing in a short runway space

Hybrid electric aircraft (2,909 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of less than 300m with 5 tonne payload from its unique Triple box-wing configuration and quiet ducted fan pusher configuration. At the June 2019 Paris

USAir Flight 405 (6,777 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

impact. The report reads, "the evidence did not support improper wing configuration, airframe or system defects, or deployment of the speed brakes as

Falcon 9 first-stage landing tests (8,038 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

touchdown is the addition of four hypersonic grid fins placed in an X-wing configuration around the vehicle, stowed on ascent and deployed on reentry to control

SpaceX reusable launch system development program (18,251 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

touchdown is the addition of four hypersonic grid fins placed in an X-wing configuration around the vehicle, stowed on ascent and deployed on reentry to control

HVS (aircraft) (542 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

monoplane, with the tapered wing featuring a shallow inverted gull wing configuration. The aircraft made extensive use of foam, plastics, GRP, and carbon

Fuel economy in aircraft (7,376 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

fully electric aircraft (short range, ~2035-45) Today's tube-and-wing configuration could remain in use until the 2030s due to drag reductions from active

Ligeti Stratos (611 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Stratos is a very clean design. The most notable feature is its closed wing configuration, with the sweptback foreplane and the high-mounted mainplane being

Aerial engagements of the Second Sino-Japanese War (10,630 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the XP-1, a fighter design utilizing the unique forward-swept gull-wing configuration. The XP-1 is perhaps one of the most interesting, if not obscure,

Boeing X-66 (891 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

X-66 X-66 rendering showing its trussed high wing configuration General information Type Experimental aircraft Manufacturer Boeing Status In development

Dole Air Race (11,197 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Tremaine, had a wingspan of 47 feet 6 inches (14.48 m) and a low wing configuration, unusual for the time. Meanwhile, Mildred Doran, Auggy Pedlar, and

Mikoyan-Gurevich PBSh-1 (790 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The aircraft was to have an cantilever inverted gull wing in a low-wing configuration and was to be powered by either a single Mikulin AM-37 or 1,178 kW