tapered wing

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• tapered wing — A wing planform in which the chord of the wing changes continuously from the center of the wing to the wing tip. In addition, this may be accompanied by a taper in the depth of the airfoil. A tapered wing has advantages from structural and… …   Aviation dictionary

• double-tapered wing — A wing tapered in both its planform and thickness …   Aviation dictionary

• Wing configuration — For aircraft configurations in general, including fuselage, tail and powerplant configuration, see Aircraft. For rotary winged aircraft types, see Rotorcraft. For direct lift and compound or hybrid types, see Powered lift. Fixed wing aircraft,… …   Wikipedia

• Wing Chun — A wing chun front kick (right) against a turning kick. This illustrates the principles of centerline and simultaneous attack and defence. Also known as Wing Tsun, Ving Tsun Focus Striking, Trapping …   Wikipedia

• wing — 1) the enlarged pectoral fin joining to the head and body found in Rajoidei 2) a tapered net section extending forward from either side of the main body of a trawl 3) tapered net section at the opposite end from the bunt of a purse seine 4) belly …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• wing planform — The shape or form of a wing as viewed from the top. It may be swept back, delta tapered, straight, elliptical, rectangular, or any other shape …   Aviation dictionary

• wing stock — Tread rubber that is tapered to a feathered edge on each side of a retread tire in order that it may be applied to the shoulder of the tire. Used only on a full retread …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Elliptical wing — An elliptical wing is a wing planform shape, first seen on aircraft in the 1930s, which minimizes induced drag. Elliptical taper shortens the chord near the wingtips in such a way that all parts of the wing experience equivalent downwash, and… …   Wikipedia

• Westland Widgeon (fixed wing) — For the 1950s helicopter , see Westland Widgeon (helicopter) The Westland Widgeon was a British light aircraft of the 1920s. A single engined parasol monoplane, the Widgeon was built in small numbers before Westland abandoned production in… …   Wikipedia

• Trapezoidal wing — X 3 Stiletto F 104 Starfighter …   Wikipedia

• Aspect ratio (wing) — In aerodynamics, the aspect ratio of a wing is defined as the square of the wing span divided by the wing area.:AR = {b^2 over S}where: b is the wing span, and: S is the wing area.Informally, a high aspect ratio indicates long, narrow wings,… …   Wikipedia