swept-back wing
1swept back/sweepback — A wing planform in which the tip of the leading edge of the wing is behind the root of the leading edge. Some combat aircraft have a variable sweepback to permit operations at various speeds. Also known as backswept. Variable sweep back …
2swept|wing — «SWEHPT WIHNG», noun, adjective. –n. a swept back wing. –adj. having swept back wings …
3Swept wing — A swept wing is a wing planform common on high speed aircraft, with the wing swept back instead of being set at right angles to the fuselage. This is a useful drag reducing measure for aircraft flying just below the speed of sound. Forward sweep… …
4Wing 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,… …
5swept-wing — adj. [attrib.] (of an aircraft) having swept back wings …
6wing 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 …
7forward swept wing — A wing plan form in which the wings are swept forward (i.e., the tips of the wing are ahead of the roots, unlike in swept back wings). This plan form enjoys the same advantages as a swept back wing but requires a lesser sweep. The wing performs… …
8Wing fence — Wing fences, also known as boundary layer fences and potential fences are fixed aerodynamic devices attached to aircraft wings. Not to be confused with wingtip fences, wing fences are flat metal plates fixed to the upper surfaces (and often… …
9arrow wing — A markedly swept back wing. The term is no longer in use …
10delta wing — noun the single triangular swept back wing on some aircraft …
