Wing (airplane)
In the structure of an aircraft is all lift -providing components .
The structure usually consists of a wing . Several wings can be arranged one above the other (like a double decker ) or one behind the other (like a sky louse ). In a duck plane , the tail unit attached to the front also contributes to the lift and is part of the structure.
If the wings of a multi-decker - usually a double-decker - are offset in relation to their leading edges so that they do not lie in the same vertical planes, we speak of staggering. A positive staggering exists if the leading edge of the upper wing is in front of that of the wings below, a negative staggering if it is behind it.
If the aircraft fuselage is specially designed to provide lift, it is also part of the structure.
Individual evidence
- ^ Wilfried Copenhagen : Transpress Lexicon aviation . 4th revised edition. Transpress , Berlin 1979, p. 522 (keyword: graduation).