wing configuration
describes the general shape and layout of an aircraft wing
low wing
monoplane wing configuration with the wing at the bottom of the fuselage
gull wing
aircraft wing configuration with bend at root
forward-swept wing
aircraft wing configuration
delta wing
wing shaped in the form of a triangle
triplane
aircraft wing configuration with three vertically stacked main wing surfaces
closed wing
aircraft wing configuration with a non-planar, continuous surface wing
elliptical wing
Type of airplane wings
channel wing
aircraft wing design
three surface aircraft
fixed-wing aircraft with a main central wing plus fore and aft surfaces
monoplane
aircraft class equipped with one main lifting surface
sesquiplane
biplane wing configuration with main wings of greatly dissimilar size
shoulder wing
monoplane wing configuration with the wing in the upper portion of the fuselage
canard
aircraft wing configuration with a small wing ahead of the main wing, or such a forewing
tandem wing
aircraft wing configuration with two main wings located forward and aft of each other
flying wing
tailless fixed-wing aircraft with no definite fuselage
high wing
aircraft with its wing on or above the top of the fuselage
fixed-wing aircraft
heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings generating aerodynamic lift in the airflow caused by forward airspeed
biplane
airplane wing configuration with two stacked main flying surfaces
parasol wing
monoplane wing configuration with the wing above the top of the fuselage