Wing
part · 1891 · Electric age
A surface that generates lift.
What it is made of
- Flaps — has part. High-lift devices.
Principles and materials it uses
- Lift — uses. A wing creates lift.
- Wood — is made of. The first wings had a wooden frame.
- Aluminium — is made of. Later — aluminium alloys.
Where it is used
- Glider — is part of. Wings.
- Aeroplane — is part of. A wing.
- Jet airliner — is part of. A swept wing.
- Space Shuttle — is part of. It landed like a glider.
- Biplane — is part of. Two tiers of wings.
- Seaplane — is part of. An aeroplane with wings.
- Cargo aircraft — is part of. Wings.
What it is a kind of
- Rear wing — includes. An inverted wing.