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INVERTED GULL WING [1 record]

Record 1 2014-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
CONT

Gull wing. A wing which slants upward from its roots and then flattens out or angles upward. An inverted gull wing slants downward and then straightens out or slants upward.

OBS

inverted gull wing: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

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

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

OBS

aile en W : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance et par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Key term(s)
  • demi voilure en W

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Célula de aeronaves
OBS

ala en W : término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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