X-wing aircraft

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• Wing Aircraft Co — Ingénieur chez North American Aviation durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, George S Wing inventa le rivet semi tubulaire (Hi Shear rivet), qui fut utilisé pour la première fois sur le North American P 51 Mustang. Ce type de rivet assurait un gain… …   Wikipédia en Français

• fixed-wing aircraft — An airplane or glider whose wing is rigidly attached to the structure, or is otherwise adjustable. The term is used to refer to monoplanes, biplanes, triplanes, and, in fact, all conventional aircraft that are neither balloons, airships,… …   Aviation dictionary

• fixed-wing aircraft — noun An aircraft in which the wings are attached to the fuselage, as opposed to eg a helicopter with rotating ‘wings or propellers • • • Main Entry: ↑fix * * * fixed wing aircraft «FIHKST WIHNG», an aircraft with wings attached to the fuselage,… …   Useful english dictionary

• rotary-wing aircraft — [rōt′ər ēwiŋ′] n. an aircraft, as the helicopter, which is partly or wholly sustained in the air by lifting surfaces (rotors) revolving around a vertical axis * * * …   Universalium

• rotary-wing aircraft — [rōt′ər ēwiŋ′] n. an aircraft, as the helicopter, which is partly or wholly sustained in the air by lifting surfaces (rotors) revolving around a vertical axis …   English World dictionary

• fixed-wing aircraft — aeroplane aer *o*plane aeroplane a [ e]r*o*plane , n. [a[ e]ro + plane.] (A[ e]ronautics) 1. A light rigid plane used in a[ e]rial navigation to oppose sudden upward or downward movement in the air, as in gliding machines; specif., such a plane… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• rotating-wing aircraft — noun : rotary wing aircraft …   Useful english dictionary

• List of flying wing aircraft — The following is a list of flying wing aircraft, along with some information about their roles, successfulness, and country of origin. A flying wing aircraft is one in which the fuselage and tail sections are abandoned, and the crew operates… …   Wikipedia

• Fixed-wing aircraft — It is worth noting that the air industry s insurers base their calculations on the number of deaths per journey statistic while the industry itself generally uses the number of deaths per kilometre statistic in press releases. [… …   Wikipedia

• tilt-wing aircraft — An aircraft in which both hover flight and conventional forward flight are possible by tilting the wing through 90° while keeping the fuselage horizontal. See convertiplane and tilt rotor …   Aviation dictionary

• fixed-wing aircraft — /fɪkst ˌwɪŋ ˈɛəkraft/ (say fikst .wing airkrahft) noun any aircraft which gains lift by means of fixed aerofoils …