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Wing tip — The wing tip is that part of the wing most distant from the fuselage of a fixed wing aircraft.Because the wing tip shape influences the size and drag of the wing tip vortices, tip design has produced a diversity of shapes, including: * Squared… … Wikipedia
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
Closed wing — A closed wing is a non planar wing planform concept. The term closed wing encompasses a number of designs, including the annular wing (commonly known as the cylindrical or ring wing), the joined wing, and the box wing. A closed wing can be… … Wikipedia
Forward-swept wing — The forward swept wing is a high performance , first proposed in 1936 by a German aircraft designer.US Centennial of Flight Commission. [http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Evolution of Technology/foward sweep/Tech9.htm Forward Swept Wings .] … Wikipedia
Wingtip vortices — Mit Rauch sichtbar gemachte Wirbelschleppe (NASA). Bei Wirbelschleppen (engl. wake turbulence), auch Wirbelzöpfe oder Randwirbel genannt, handelt es sich um zopfartige, gegenläufig drehende Luftverwirbelungen hinter fliegenden Flugzeugen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Wingtip vortices — are tubes of circulating air which are left behind by the wing as it generates lift. One wingtip vortex trails from the tip of each wing. The cores of vortices spin at very high speed and they are regions of very low pressure. The cores of… … Wikipedia
FICON project — The FICON (Fighter Conveyor) program was conducted by the United States Air Force in the 1950s to test the feasibility of a B 36 Peacemaker bomber carrying an F 84 parasite fighter in its bomb bay. This article also covers wingtip coupling… … Wikipedia
Lift (force) — For other uses, see Lift. Boeing 747 8F landing A fluid flowing past the surface of a body exerts a surface force on it. Lift is the component of this force that is perpendicular to the … Wikipedia
pitch-up — A form of longitudinal (pitch) instability. As the aircraft angle of attack increases beyond a certain figure, the aircraft continues to diverge in pitch, thus increasing the angle of attack even further. This tendency normally is found in swept… … Aviation dictionary
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III — For other aircraft with this designation, see C 17 (disambiguation). C 17 Globemaster III The first C 17 flying a test sortie in 2007 … Wikipedia
