Canard (aeronautics)

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Canards (blue) on the Saab Viggen
Canards (blue) on the Saab Viggen

In aeronautics, canard (French for duck) is an airframe configuration of fixed-wing aircraft in which the tailplane is ahead of the main wing, rather than behind them as in conventional aircraft.[1][2][3]

The earliest models, such as the Wright Flyer, the world's first airplane, and the Santos-Dumont 14-bis, were seen by observers to resemble a flying duck — hence the name.[citation needed]

Canard (yellow) on an IAI Kfir
Canard (yellow) on an IAI Kfir
Rutan Long-EZ, with canard ahead of the cockpit.
Rutan Long-EZ, with canard ahead of the cockpit.
A deflected canard on an RAF Typhoon F2
A deflected canard on an RAF Typhoon F2

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[edit] Examples of canard aircraft

Aircraft that have employed this configuration include:

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Crane, Dale: Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition, page 86. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997. ISBN 1-56027-287-2
  2. ^ Aviation Publishers Co. Limited, From the Ground Up, page 10 (27th revised edition) ISBN 09690054-9-0
  3. ^ Federal Aviation Administration (August 2008). "Title 14: Aeronautics and Space - PART 1—DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS". Retrieved on 2008-08-05.
  • Aircraft Structures and Systems (Second Edition): R Wilkinson: MechAero Publishing(2001)
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