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The surface area of the wing is slightly reduced, resulting in a reduced ability to generate lift. The effective aspect ratio is reduced, helping to increase wing tip vortices. Also, it is harder to recover from a stall with a swept wing aircraft, as the rear of the wing tends to stall first. This produces a greater nose up pitch on stalling, which is far harder to recover from than with a straight-winged aircraft.
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What is Advantage of swept back wing?
reduced drag
Are swept back airplanes the same as a commercial airplane?
"Swept back' just refers to the wing shape. It can be a commercial, private or military aircraft.
What is a delta wing?
Delta wing is the swept back wing design seen on jet airplanes like the Concorde. It is also a race car used in Le Mans in 2012.
What kind of wing shape does the F-22 Raptor have?
The F-22 Raptor possesses a trapezoidal wing configuration: a low aspect-ratio tapered wing wherein the leading edge is swept back, and the trailing edge swept forward to form somewhat of a diamond-shape.
What does wing shape mean?
Wing shape means the shape of the wings, of which there are three main types. Straight, Swept-back and Delta. Straight wings are plain straight, and are stable, however, less aerodynamic. The Cessna Skywhawk is a good example. Swept-back is used on faster craft but sub-sonic and are used on craft such as the Boeing 737. The Delta wing is used for craft that fly above Mach 1, such as the Concorde or Space Shuttle.
Why were wings swept back in an airplane and what advantage does it have over non swept back wings. in English please. for example it reduces drag and increases speed or something in simple form?
1. swept back wings are contributes to more lateral stability, 2. swept back wings produce less lift, so in turbulent weather they are less susceptible to abrupt changes, 3. They are designed with low thickness and high fineness ratio, hence less form drag, 4. genarally they are tapered, so less induced drag, 5. Capable of flying at high mach no. as actual relative wind speed is at an angle to the wing leading surface and therefore the wind component perpendicular to the wing leading edge is less, and hence the wing senses less speed than actual. so they can fly to high mach no.'s. if a straight wing is changed into a swept back wing similar parameters of area,aspect ratio, taper,section and washout, the CL is reduced. this is due to premature flow separation from the upper surface at the wing tips. suppose sweep angle of 45 degree CL reduced 30%
What kind of wings does the Boeing 747 have?
It's considered a swept wing design.
Does the shape of an airplane wing affect its speed?
Yes,the swept back wings have the speed above sound,the wings where the airlines have has the speed just below sound and those planes where have wing that are a hundred degrees is a slow flying plane
What is the plural form of swept?
The word swept is the past participle, past tense of the verb to sweep (He swept the floor.), and an adjective, a word that describes a noun (The plane had a swept wing.). There is no plural form for a verb or an adjective. Nouns and pronouns have plural forms.
What are the characteristics of swept wing?
Swept wings are preferred in supersonic aircraft to facilitate vertical take off and reduce runway length during take off.
What is a wing back?
The back of a bird's wing. :D
What has the author R A Rozendaal written?
R. A. Rozendaal has written: 'Natural laminar flow flight experiments on a swept wing business jet' -- subject(s): Laminar flow, Boundary layers, Jet planes, Airplanes, Cross flow, Swept wings, Stability, Experimentation, Wings, Swept-back, Flight testing, Boundary layer, Flight tests, Linear systems
