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Definition of swept-wing in English Turkish dictionary
- (Askeri) ok kanat
- sweptwing
- ucu arkaya doğru çekilmiş kanat
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Definition of swept-wing in English English dictionary
- (Havacılık) A swept-wing is a wing planform common on high-speed aircraft, with the wing swept back instead of being set at right angles to the fuselage. Forward sweep is also used on some aircraft. They were initially used only on fighter aircraft, but have since become almost universal on jets, including airliners and business jets
- sweptwing
- (of an aircraft) having sweptback wings; "a sweptwing aircraft