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• mid-wing airplane — An airplane having one main supporting surface, which is located at the center of the fuselage …   Aviation dictionary

• wing — /wing/, n. 1. either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight. 2. either of two corresponding parts in flightless birds, which may be rudimentary, as in certain ratite birds …   Universalium

• Wing warping — was an early system for lateral (roll) control of an aeroplane. The technique, used and patented by the Wright brothers, consisted of a system of pulleys and cables to twist the trailing edges of the wings in opposite directions. In many respects …   Wikipedia

• wing — [wiŋ] n. [ME winge, weng < ON vaengr (for IE base see WIND2): the word replaced OE fether, wing, FEATHER] 1. a) either of the two feathered forelimbs of a bird, fully developed for flying, as in most birds, or insufficiently developed for… …   English World dictionary

• wing tank — wing tank, a fuel tank in the wing of an airplane, or an auxiliary one attached to a wing …   Useful english dictionary

• wing|tip — wing tip, or wing|tip «WIHNG TIHP», noun. 1. the outer end of a wing, as of a bird, insect, or airplane. 2. an ornamental tip on a shoe which is carried back along the sides. 3. a shoe with such a tip …   Useful english dictionary

• wing span — wing|span «WIHNG SPAN», noun, or wing span, the wingspread of an airplane, including ailerons projecting beyond the wing tips …   Useful english dictionary

• wing|span — «WIHNG SPAN», noun, or wing span, the wingspread of an airplane, including ailerons projecting beyond the wing tips …   Useful english dictionary

• wing loading — n. the total weight of a loaded airplane, divided by the area of the wings: also wing load …   English World dictionary

• wing|man — «WIHNG MAN, muhn», noun, plural men. 1. a) a pilot who flies at the side and to the rear of an element leader, usually in a two plane or three plane formation. b) the airplane flown in this position. 2. Sports. a wing (def. 9). 3. a close friend… …   Useful english dictionary

• airplane — [er′plān΄] n. [altered, infl. by AIR, from earlier AEROPLANE] a fixed wing aircraft, heavier than air, that is kept aloft by the aerodynamic forces of air as it is driven forward by a screw propeller or by other means, as jet propulsion …   English World dictionary