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wing warping

wing warping noun: an early system for lateral (roll) control on a fixed-wing aircraft, involving the flexing of the wing to achieve movement; superseded by ailerons in all aircraft except a few experimental ones.

Noun

wing warping (uncountable)

  1. (historical) an early system for lateral (roll) control on a fixed-wing aircraft, involving the flexing of the wing to achieve movement; superseded by ailerons in all aircraft except a few experimental ones.

Questions about wing warping

What does wing warping mean?
Wing warping means an early system for lateral (roll) control on a fixed-wing aircraft, involving the flexing of the wing to achieve movement; superseded by ailerons in all aircraft except a few experimental ones.
What part of speech is wing warping?
Wing warping is a noun.

Words near wing warping in the dictionary

  1. wing walker
  2. wing walkers
  3. wing walking
  4. wing wall
  5. wing walls
  6. wing warping
  7. wing'd
  8. wing-and-wing
  9. wing-back
  10. wing-backs
  11. wing-footed

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