- aeronautics, a
canard is a wing
configuration in
which a
small forewing or
foreplane is
placed forward of the main wing of a fixed-wing
aircraft or a weapon...
- This is a list of
canard aircraft,
having a
foreplane in
front of the main wing
instead of a
conventional tailplane. Airwar.ru. Avia France. van Tilborg...
- details.
Early examples were tailless,
while many
later variants had
canard foreplanes added. The main
production variants include:
Mirage III,
definitive production...
- three-surface
aircraft or
sometimes three-lifting-surface
aircraft has a
foreplane, a
central wing and a tailplane. The
central wing
surface always provides...
- configuration, a
small wing, or
foreplane, is
located in
front of the main wing. Some
authors call it a
stabilizer or give to the
foreplane alone a
stabilizing role...
- sweepback,
creating a
controlled high-lift
vortex without the need for a
foreplane.
Examples include the Saab
Draken fighter, the
experimental General Dynamics...
-
utilizes a
three lifting surface design consisting of a
forward wing (
foreplane), main wing (mainplane) and
horizontal stabilizer (tailplane). The aircraft...
- Some
types have a
horizontal "canard"
foreplane ahead of the main wing,
instead of
behind it. This
foreplane may
contribute to the lift, the trim, or...
- Some
types have a
horizontal "canard"
foreplane ahead of the main wing,
instead of
behind it.: 86 This
foreplane may
contribute to the trim, stability...
- surface. It has no
horizontal stabiliser –
either tailplane or
canard foreplane (nor does it have a
second wing in
tandem arrangement). A "tailless" type...
