This document summarizes different types of airplane wings. It describes straight wings, swept-back wings, delta wings, forward-swept wings, variable-sweep wings, flying wings, dihedral wings, tapered wings, and variable geometry wings. For each type, it provides a brief definition and example shape. The document aims to provide an overview of the various wing designs used in aircraft.

1. Presentation On
W I N G
By
Tanvir-al-mamun
Md.

2. A340 wing

3. What’s WinG?
• The word "wing" from the Old Norse vængr [1] for many centuries
referred mainly to the foremost limbs of birds (in addition to the
architectural aisle.) But in recent centuries the word's meaning has
extended to include lift producing appendages of insects, bats,
pterosaurs, boomerangs, some sail boats and aircraft, or the
inverted airfoil on a race car that generates a downward force to
increase traction.
• A wing is a type of fin with a surface that produces lift for flight or
propulsion through the atmosphere, or through another gaseous or
liquid fluid. As such, wings have an airfoil shape, a streamlined
cross-sectional shape producing a useful lift to drag ratio
• A wing's aerodynamic quality is expressed as its lift-to-drag ratio.
The lift a wing generates at a given speed and angle of attack can be
one to two orders of magnitude greater than the total drag on the
wing. A high lift-to-drag ratio requires a significantly smaller thrust
to propel the wings through the air at sufficient lift.

4. Types of WinG
• Aircraft designers have designed several wing
types that have different aerodynamic
properties. These have different shapes and
attach to the aircraft body at different angles
at different points along the fuselage. Not all
of these planes have a practical use – some
have just been use for research.

5. Ford Trimotor
Straight wings
The conventional straight wing extends out from the fuselage at
approximately right angles. On early biplanes, one wing often
was suspended above the fuselage by some sort of bracing
supports while the second crossed directly under the fuselage.
On monoplanes, designers positioned the wings at different
heights depending on the design-some crossed above the
fuselage while others were attached at the lower part of the
fuselage. Mainly It’s a Long wing of consistent width and

6. B-47
Swept-back wings
The swept-back wing extends backward from the
fuselage at an angle. Mainly it’s a Arrow-shaped wing
that is found on jet planes.

7. Delta Dagger
Delta wings
The delta wing looks much like a triangle when viewed from above (or
the Greek letter "delta" Δ.) It sweeps sharply back from the fuselage with
the angle between the front of the wing (the leading edge) often as high
as 60° and the angle between the fuselage and the trailing edge (the
back edge of the wing) at around 90°. The tip of a delta wing is often, but
not always, cut off. It’s a type of Thin triangular wing that is especially
aerodynamic.

8. X-29
Forward-swept wings
The forward-swept wing gives an airplane the appearance of
flying backward. The wing is angled toward the front of the
aircraft and is usually attached to the airplane far back on the
fuselage. A small wing called a canard is often attached to the
fuselage near the front on this type of aircraft.

9. MiG-23
Variable-sweep wings
A variable-sweep wing can be moved during flight-usually
between a swept-back position and a straight position.

10. B-35
Flying wing
The flying wing is an aircraft design where the wing forms
virtually the entire airplane and it sweeps back from the center
of the aircraft. The fuselage is a very narrow section in the
center that joins the wings without any seams.

11. Dihedral wings
The term "dihedral" is used to describe wings that are angled
upward from the fuselage. Dihedral is the angle at which the
wings are slanted upward from the root of the wing (where it is
attached to the fuselage) to the wing tip. "Canards" are small
wings placed toward the front of the fuselage.

12. tapered wing
Wing that is perpendicular to the fuselage and whose
width decreases toward the tip.

13. variable geometry wing
Arrow-shaped wing found on combat aircraft; the angle
it forms with the fuselage can be changed in flight.

14. Types of Wing
At a Glance

16. Types of airplane

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