forward swept wings
1Forward-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 .] …
2forward 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… …
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… …
4swept-for|ward — «SWEHPT FOR wuhrd», adjective. extending outward and forward from the fuselage: »Swept forward wings are used in high speed jets …
5FSW — • Forward Swept Wings Luftfahrt • Flight Software NASA Luftfahrt / Weltraumfahrt …
6Fictional military aircraft — are imagined aircraft which are used in fiction, in its various media, but do not exist in the real world. These aircraft may be conjectured variants of real world aircraft or they may be completely fabricated by the author. Contents 1 Fictional… …
7Sukhoi Su-47 — infobox Aircraft name = Su 47 Berkut caption = type = Technology Demonstrator manufacturer =Sukhoi designer =Sukhoi Design Bureau of Moscow first flight = 25 September 1997 introduced =January 2000 retired = status = Experimental primary user =… …
8Northrop Switchblade — For the UAV concept, see Northrop Grumman Switchblade. Switchblade Role Concept jet fighter Man …
9airplane — /air playn /, n. 1. a heavier than air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc. 2. any similar heavier than air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter. Also …
10Secret German Aircraft of World War Two — Radical Propeller Designs* Dornier Do 335 A radical bomber design that had a puller propeller in the front and a pusher propeller in the back and was introduced in 1944. * Daimler Benz DB Projects A, B, and C A design that dates from 1945 for a… …
