| 单词 | all-wing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasall-wing all-wing n. and adj. (a) n. an aeroplane in which the entire structure forms a single wing (without a fuselage or empennage); (b) adj. designating such an aeroplane.The adjectival use is much more common. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [adjective] > having specific type or position of wings multiplane1897 monoplane1907 all-wing1919 mid-wing1934 delta-winged1950 tilt-wing1953 stub-winged1957 wet wing1961 1919 Pop. Sci. Monthly June 78/1 The first airplanes were ‘all wings’... Today, the body—the fuselage—is the most essential part of the whole design, since the genius of Nieuport has shown that the time-honored belief that an airplane's wing surface increases only as the square and its weight as the cube of the linear dimensions holds true only for the antiquated ‘all-wing’ type. 1931 Flight 25 Sept. 970a/1 The ideal all-wing type of airplane would incorporate only wing formation, utilising all power output for lifting purposes. 1949 Boys' Life Aug. 5 Sleekest new ship in the air is the test proven Northrop jet-powered all-wing plane. 1998 D. Ford Glen Edwards 177 The B-2 is an all-wing. 2002 M. J. Abzug & E. E. Larrabee Airplane Stability & Control (ed. 2) xvi. 251 Another NASA design research contract..is for a flying model of a 400-foot-span all-wing supersonic transport. < as lemmas |
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