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ˈswept-wing ADJ attr, inv AVIAT

swept-wing

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As a swept-wing aircraft slows toward the stall speed of the wing, the angle of the leading edge forces some of the airflow sidewise, toward the wing tip. en.wikipedia.org

Most jet fighters of the period (and to this day) used a swept-wing or delta-wing planform. en.wikipedia.org

Its straight wings allowed it to engage targets 100 miles per hour slower than swept-wing fighters. en.wikipedia.org

As a swept-wing aircraft yaws (to the right, for instance), the left wing becomes less-swept than the right wing in reference to the relative wind. en.wikipedia.org

This is of particular concern with swept-wing aircraft, whose wingtips could hit the runway on rotation/touchdown. en.wikipedia.org

They are often seen on swept-wing aircraft. en.wikipedia.org

They obstruct span-wise airflow along the wing, and are widely used specifically in early swept-wing designs. en.wikipedia.org

Jet engines these days burn much less fuel at slightly slower speeds than the original designs that influenced the swept-wing designs of the '50s and '60s. www.wired.com

This facility is mainly used to study laminar-turbulent boundary layer transition by means of flat-plate and swept-wing experiments. en.wikipedia.org

Despite stiff opposition, after good test results were obtained in wind tunnel tests, the swept-wing concept was eventually adopted. en.wikipedia.org

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