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