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cantilever wing
Definição1
A wing that uses no external struts or bracing. All support is obtained from the wing itself. The wing spars are built in such a way that they carry all the torsion and bending loads.
Fonte1
KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
Fonte2
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Pilot’s handbook of aeronautical knowledge. [s.l.], 2008. Disponível em: http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/pilot_handbook/media/PHAK%20-%20Cover-Preface.pdf. Acesso em: 11 mai. 2016.
Contexto
A few high-wing and most low-wing airplanes have a full cantilever wing designed to carry the loads without external struts.
Subárea
Aircraft Structure
Related Term
cantilever
Français
aile en porte-à-faux
Imagem

 A British Hawker Hurricane from World War II with cantilever wings.

A British Hawker Hurricane from World War II with cantilever wings.

Fonte: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hawker_Hurricane03.jpg