variable-incidence wing — A wing with a variable rigging angle of incidence that is controlled by the pilot. Such a wing permits increases in angles of attack without a corresponding nose high attitude, thus improving visibility on takeoff and landing. Two positions of… … Aviation dictionary
Variable camber wing — is a design of aircraft wing by V.J. Burnelli that changes the camber of the airfoil (1933), and varies the area and camber of the wing (1937).This is depicted in the figure below. A mechanism moves and rotates the leading and trailing edge to… … Wikipedia
Variable-sweep wing — A Variable sweep wing is an aeroplane wing that may be swept back and then returned to its original position during flight. It allows the aircraft s planform to be modified in flight, and is therefore an example of variable geometry.Typically, a… … Wikipedia
Variable geometry — may refer to: * Various different ways to alter the shape of an aircraft s wings in flight in order to alter their aerodynamic properties: Variable sweep wings or swing wings , variable camber wings, variable incidence wings, and Oblique wings. * … 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
Wing twist — is an aerodynamic feature added to aircraft wings to ensure that the wing tip is the last part of the wing surface to stall, for example when executing a roll or steep climb; it involves twisting the wingtip a small amount downwards in relation… … Wikipedia
Variable-position horizontal stabilizer — A variable position horizontal stabilizer changes the pitch simultaneously with the flaperon setting. Normally the horizontal stabilizer also known as tailplane is fixed and has a hinged elevator, a stabilator is another method that combines the… … Wikipedia
Vought F-8 Crusader — F 8 redirects here. For other uses, see F8 (disambiguation). F 8 (F8U) Crusader An F 8E from VMF(AW) 212 in … Wikipedia
Martin XB-51 — XB 51 First prototype, 46 685 during testing Role Bomber Manufacturer … Wikipedia
Cornelius Mallard — Mallard Role two seat light aircraft National origin U.S.A Manufacturer Cornelius Aircraft Co. Designer George Cornelius First flight 18 August 1943 Number built 1 The Cornelius Mallard was … Wikipedia
