Noun:

Sweepback,

sweepback's Usage Examples:

In contrast with the German design, which could only have its wing sweepback angle adjusted on the ground, the Bell engineers devised a system of electric.

Analysis by Boeing engineer Vic Ganzer suggested an optimum sweepback angle of about 35 degrees.

Wing sweepback also increases dihedral effect.

The Al 103 was used to test variations in sweepback, dihedral and tailplane area.

the removal of stagger from the design and the introduction of slight sweepback.

(Lightning), which was to have a sweepback of 60°.

There was then no flight experience with wings of this amount of sweepback.

an open cockpit, and both the upper and lower sets of wings featured sweepback.

Along with dihedral, sweepback, and weight distribution, keel effect is one of the four main design considerations.

conventional design for its day with biplane wings that featured slight sweepback, and an engine mounted pusher-fashion in the interplane gap.

46 with 60° leading-edge sweepback with 51°11' sweepback at quarter chord.

The wings were heavily staggered and had pronounced sweepback, both features intended to improve stability.

Wings placed well above the center of gravity, sweepback (swept wings) and dihedral wings tend to increase the roll restoring force.

The wings of both the monoplane and biplane versions featured prominent sweepback.

were constant-chord rather than tapered, and the upper wing had a slight sweepback.

making the leading edge sweepback of the outer panels identical to the inner wing panels with both having identical 5.

5° sweepback angles, which improved.

This method allows a wider choice of wing planform than sweepback and washout, and designs have included straight and even circular (Arup).

The Citation X has 37 degrees of sweepback at the quarter chord, more than any other business jet and, among civil.

engines on an airframe similar to its B-47: the wing would have less sweepback; the Allison T40-A-2 engines would drive three-blade contra-rotating propellers.

An unusual feature was the application of sweepback to the upper mainplane and forward sweep to the lower.

sweepback and placing twin fins outboard near the tips, as for example in a low-aspect-ratio delta wing, but many flying wings have gentler sweepback.