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dihedral wing [1 record]

Record 1 2010-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
CONT

A dihedral wing is where the wingtips are higher than the wingroot, or the wing looks angled upwards.

OBS

Dihedral is the angle at which the wings are slanted upward from the root of the wing (where it is attached to the fuselage) to the wing tip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
CONT

On définit les ailes par [...] leur position et leur forme transversale [...] aile basse, aile haute, aile médiane, aile en dièdre positif, aile en dièdre négatif, aile en M, aile en W. Ces ailes peuvent être soutenues par des mâts situés au-dessus ou au-dessous [...]

OBS

En aéronautique, le dièdre est l'angle formé par le plan des ailes et le plan horizontal. Le dièdre peut être positif (ailes vers le haut) ou négatif (ailes vers le bas).

OBS

aile à dièdre positif : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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