An oblique wing (also called a slew wing) is a variable geometry wing concept. On an aircraft so equipped, the wing is designed to rotate on center pivot, so that one tip is swept forward while the opposite tip is swept aft. By changing its sweep angle in this way, drag can be reduced at high speed (with the wing swept) without sacrificing low speed performance (with the wing perpendicular).
Read more about Oblique Wing: History, Theory, NASA Airliner Research, DARPA Oblique Flying-Wing (OFW) Project
Famous quotes containing the words oblique and/or wing:
“Street lamps come out, and lean at corners, awry,
Casting black shadows, oblique and intense....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)
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The wing trails like a banner in defeat,”
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