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Wing configuration

The wing configuration or planform of a fixed-wing aircraft (including both gliders and powered aeroplanes) is its arrangement of lifting and related surfaces.

Measurement, Number and position of main planes & Support

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Overview

Number and position of main planes

Support

Planform

Tailplanes and foreplanes

Dihedral and anhedral

Wings vs. bodies

Variable geometry

Minor independent surfaces

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Wing configuration

Nodes195
Edges194
Triples35
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010256
Components1

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Wing configuration

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related to Minor independent surfaces · 17
Wing configuration → Aircraft, As, Chine, Dassault Milan, Deflects, Leading, LERX, Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, Moustache, Reduces, Seen, Some, Strake, Strakes, Typically, When, Winglet
related to Variable geometry · 2
Wing configuration → For, Some

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wing wings aircraft may fuselage also used leading high drag biplane flight one low section upper edge planes surface swept

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
the Fokker Dr.I enjoyed a brief period of popularity during the First World War due to their manoeuvrabilityinstance ofTriplanes0.80text
but were soon replaced by improved biplanes.Quadruplaneinstance ofTriplanes0.80text
the Beechcraft Staggerwing.Unstaggered biplaneForwards staggerBackwards staggerA tandem wing design has two wingsinstance ofBackwards stagger is also seen in a few examples0.80text
one behind the otherinstance ofBackwards stagger is also seen in a few examples0.80text
the Fokker Eindeckerinstance ofespecially early designs0.80text
are also braced to save weightinstance ofespecially early designs0.80text
the Glaser-Dirks DG-500.Most variable geometry configurations vary the aspect ratio in some wayinstance ofThey tend to be used by high-altitude subsonic aircraft such as the Lockheed U-2 spy plane and by high-performance sailplanes0.80text
either deliberately or as a side effect.Chord variation along spanThe wing chord may be varied along the span of the winginstance ofThey tend to be used by high-altitude subsonic aircraft such as the Lockheed U-2 spy plane and by high-performance sailplanes0.80text
for both structuralinstance ofThey tend to be used by high-altitude subsonic aircraft such as the Lockheed U-2 spy plane and by high-performance sailplanes0.80text
aerodynamic reasons.Constant chordinstance ofThey tend to be used by high-altitude subsonic aircraft such as the Lockheed U-2 spy plane and by high-performance sailplanes0.80text
the Frisbee.Flat annular winginstance ofPopular on toys0.80text
the Hawker Hunter.Forward sweptinstance ofCommon on high-subsonic and early supersonic designs0.80text

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