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double delta wing [1 record]

Record 1 2009-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
CONT

The British-French Concorde and the Russian Tupolev Tu-144 prototypes use a variation of the double delta wing called the ogee wing. It, too, uses the vortex-lift concept for improvement in low-speed subsonic flight.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
CONT

Le Saab 35 Draken (Cerf-volant ou Dragon) est un avion de chasse conçu et construit par la Suède, successeur du Saab J 29 Tunnan. Il se caractérise par une aile en double delta et pouvait atteindre la vitesse de Mach 2 à partir de la version J 35D.

OBS

La voilure désigne l'ensemble des ailes. Chaque aile prise individuellement est appelée demi-voilure.

Key term(s)
  • demi voilure en double delta

Spanish

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