aircraft wing shapes

1. WINGS PLAN FORM SHAPES
PREAPARD BY:
RAJ SEVAK
(150410101046)
SUBMITTED TO:
MR. ANAND DARJI

2. FIVE COMMON WING PLAN FORM
RECTANGULER
WING
ELIPTICAL
WINGS
TAPERED
WINGS
SWEPT
WINGS
DELTA
WINGS

4. RECTANGULAR WING
The simplest wing planform from a manufacturing point of view, the rectangular
wing is a straight, untapered wing.
A good example would be the light general aircraft like Piper PA 38.
The main disadvantage of this wing is that it is aerodynamically inefficient.

5. RECTANGULAR WING (AIRCRAFT Piper PA 38)

6. The elliptical planform is the most efficient as elliptical spanwise lift distribution
has the lowest possible induced drag (as given by thin airfoil theory).
However, the most important disadvantage of the elliptical wing is that
its manufacturability is poor.
ELIPTICAL WINGS

7. The most famous aircraft with elliptical
planform is the Supermarine Spitfire, used
in Battle of Britan.
Some aircraft like the Seversky P-35 had a
semi elliptical wing, with only the leading or
trailing edge elliptical.

8. TAPERED WINGS
This is a modification of the rectangular wing where the chord is varied across the
span to approximate the elliptical lift distribution.
While not as efficient as the elliptical lift distribution, it offers a compromise between
manufacturability and efficiency.
A very good example of aircraft using this type of wing is the North American P-51
Mustang, which became the premier USAAF escort fighter against the Luftwaffe.

9. American P-51 Mustang

10. Constant Chord with Tapered Outer
This is midway between the rectangular and the tapered wing, with the inner part
having constant chord and the outer part having a taper.
A very good example of this type of wing is the English Electric Canberra.

11. DELTA WINGS
The delta is a very low aspect ratio wing used in supersonic aircraft, most notably in the
European designs.
The main advantages of the delta wing is that is efficient in all the flight regimes
(subsonic, transonic and supersonic). Also, the wing offers a large wing area for the
shape, reducing wing loading and improving maneuverability.
The delta wing design is also very strong structurally, offering large volume for internal
fuel. The delta wings are also quite simple to build and maintain.
The main disadvantages are that they have high induced drag due to low aspect ratio
and also that they should have high angle of attack at low speeds (takeoff and landing),
mainly due to fact that at these speeds, lift is generated by vortices. To compensate for
this, they have high stall angles.

12. Mirage 2000
tailless delta
or
without horizontal stabilizers
Russian Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
horizontal stabilizer (tailed delta)

13. Tejas
development in India
Yet another variant of the delta wing (this planform is very popular in combat aircraft), is the
so called double delta, where the leading edge angle is not constant, but has two different
values.

14. The trapezoidal wing is a high performance configuration such that the leading edge
sweeps back and the trailing edge sweeps forward. This is mostly found in combat
aircraft from the US.
This wing configuration is used most notably in the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.
TAPERED WINGS

15. Martin F-22

16. OGIVE WINGS
The Ogive is a type of supersonic wing used in high speed aircraft.
This is a complex mathematical shape derived for minimizing drag, especially
at supersonic speeds.
They offer excellent supersonic performance, with minimal drag.
However, they are extremely complex and manufacturing is difficult while
their subsonic performance is poor in comparison.

17. Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde

18. The wing planforms can also be classified on their sweep and variability.
1. SWEPT WINGS
a) SWEPT BACK WINGS
b) SWEPT FORWORD WINGS
2. VARIBLE SWEEP WINGS

19. Swept Back wings
The leading edges of these wings are swept back. This is done order to reduce drag
in transonic speeds, which is determined by the velocity normal to the wing.
all high speed commercial airliners

20. Swept Forward Wings
One disadvantage of the swept back wings is that due to the flow characteristics, the
ailerons stall before the flaps (i.e. outboard wings stall first), which can lead to
controllability issues. In order to overcome this, swept forward wings were used in a
few (experimental) aircraft.
Sukoi Su-47 Berkut

21. Variable Sweep Wings
For high speeds (transonic and supersonic), the swept wing is most suitable while for
low speed (subsonic) flight, unswept wings are better. Variable sweep wings were
used to optimize the wing planform over a wide range of speeds. The main problem
with this type of wing is the mechanical complexity.
The first aircraft to enter service with the variable sweep wing was the General
Dynamics F-111 Aardvak.

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