mission adaptive wing
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mission adaptive wing
(′mish·ə ə′dap·tiv ¦wiŋ)
(aerospace engineering) An advanced supercritical wing design that uses smooth variable wing camber to change the shape of the wing, thereby providing high levels of aerodynamic efficiency over a large range of subsonic, transonic, and supersonic flight conditions.
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mission-adaptive wing
A wing whose section profile varies automatically to suit the requirement of each flight condition. A variable swept wing is an example of a mission-adaptive wing.
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