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Aircraft Wing Design
Straight Wing
Piper J-3 Cub
Cessna 180
1903 Wright Flyer
Tapered Wing
P-51 Mustang
Messerschmitt BF 109
Sweptback Wing
MiG-15
F-86 Sabre
Delta Wing
Concorde
SR 71 Blackbird
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Other Wing Designs
Spitfire
F-14 Tomcat
Vocabulary
Aircraft Wing Design
Straight Wing
Piper J-3 Cub
Cessna 180
1903 Wright Flyer
Tapered Wing
P-51 Mustang
Messerschmitt BF 109
Sweptback Wing
MiG-15
F-86 Sabre
Delta Wing
Concorde
SR 71 Blackbird
Discovery
Other Wing Designs
Spitfire
F-14 Tomcat
Vocabulary
More
Aircraft Wing Design
Straight Wing
Piper J-3 Cub
Cessna 180
1903 Wright Flyer
Tapered Wing
P-51 Mustang
Messerschmitt BF 109
Sweptback Wing
MiG-15
F-86 Sabre
Delta Wing
Concorde
SR 71 Blackbird
Discovery
Other Wing Designs
Spitfire
F-14 Tomcat
Vocabulary
DElta Wing
A delta wing is a triangular shaped wing, so called for its resemblance in shape to the Greek letter, Δ.
Notable delta-winged aircraft/spacecraft in the National Air and Space Museum's collection:
Concorde
SR 71 Blackbird
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