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FULL CANTILEVER WING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-06-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Airframe
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cantilever wing
1, record 1, English, cantilever%20wing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- full cantilever wing 2, record 1, English, full%20cantilever%20wing
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A wing that is not linked to the fuselage by means of a mast or bracing wire. 3, record 1, English, - cantilever%20wing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The most common current wing design is the cantilever. A single large beam, called the main spar, runs through the wing, typically nearer the leading edge at about 25 percent of the total chord. In flight, the wings generate lift, and the wing spars are designed to carry this load through the fuselage to the other wing. To resist fore and aft movement, the wing will usually be fitted with a second smaller drag-spar nearer the trailing edge, tied to the main spar with structural elements or a stressed skin. The wing must also resist twisting forces, done either by a monocoque "D" tube structure forming the leading edge, or by the aforementioned linking two spars in some form of box beam or lattice girder structure. 4, record 1, English, - cantilever%20wing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cellule d'aéronefs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aile cantilever
1, record 1, French, aile%20cantilever
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- aile en porte-à-faux 2, record 1, French, aile%20en%20porte%2D%C3%A0%2Dfaux
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- demi-voilure en porte à faux 3, record 1, French, demi%2Dvoilure%20en%20porte%20%C3%A0%20faux
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aile qui n'est pas reliée au fuselage par un mât ou un hauban. 4, record 1, French, - aile%20cantilever
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En aéronautique, on appelle une «aile cantilever», un système de voilure développé vers le milieu des années 1910 selon un principe permettant d'éviter les haubans (générateurs de traînée perturbatrice) auxquels la voilure des premiers avions était suspendue. L'un des premiers à avoir mis au point ce principe était Levavasseur sur son avion Antoinette monobloc. 5, record 1, French, - aile%20cantilever
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La voilure désigne l'ensemble des ailes. Chaque aile prise individuellement est appelée demi-voilure. 4, record 1, French, - aile%20cantilever
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
aile cantilever; aile en porte-à-faux : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance. 4, record 1, French, - aile%20cantilever
Record 1, Key term(s)
- aile en porte à faux
- demi-voilure en porte-à-faux
- demi voilure en porte à faux
- demi voilure en porte-à-faux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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