other planforms can be optimized to give elliptical spanwise lift distributions. The basic elliptical wing shape has disadvantages: The almost uniform...

Vickers-Armstrong from 1928. Mitchell modified the Spitfire's distinctive elliptical wing (designed by Beverley Shenstone) with innovative sunken rivets to have...

slots. Elliptical wings are rounded and short. This type of wing allows for tight maneuvering in confined spaces such as dense vegetation. Elliptical wings...

distribution of lift is elliptical. A number of factors influence induced drag, however, and as a practical matter a wing of elliptical planform, like that...

was an expectation the wing could be used as a replacement for the elliptical wing on Spitfire production. The Spiteful was ready for production as the...

designed a low-wing cantilever monoplane with various measures to minimise drag, including an aerodynamically efficient elliptical wing, a smooth external...

credited with developing the aerodynamics of the Supermarine Spitfire elliptical wing. In his later career, he established the technical foundation of British...

classified by their wing configuration. For example, the Supermarine Spitfire is a conventional low wing cantilever monoplane of straight elliptical planform with...

with square wings. The wing is more likely to collapse with the more maneuverable, but inherently less stable, elliptical wing, but such collapses are...

round stern was quickly superseded by the elliptical stern. The United States began building the first elliptical stern warship in 1820, a decade before...

distribution across a wing is elliptical, and extending partial-span flaps causes a significant departure from the elliptical. This increases lift-induced...

flapping wings. The efficiency e is theoretically optimized in an elliptical wing with no twist, in which y = s cos ⁡ θ c ( y ) = A R s sin ⁡ θ , {\displaystyle...

The He 70 had an elliptical wing, which the Günther brothers had already used in the Bäumer Sausewind before joining Heinkel. This wing design became a...

aircraft mainly designed by Siegfried. Through their introduction of the elliptical wing-planform, their designs set officially recognized speed records. Lufthansa...

first low-wing monoplane, its first with retractable landing gear, its first all-metal monocoque design and its elliptical, reverse-gull wing would be...

their B-534 fighter biplanes. The B.35 was an elegant, low-wing monoplane with an elliptical wing. The fuselage was constructed from welded steel tube, covered...

columns. There is a two-story half elliptical wing that projects from the rear of the building reflecting the elliptical shape of the second floor court...

(Centaurus)", the semi-elliptical wing of the Tempest was incorporated but was shortened in span by eliminating the central bay of the wing centre-section, the...

aircraft. It was a monoplane built entirely out of duralumin, with an elliptical wing. The original design was to have the aircraft cockpit pressurised but...

96 m) Wingspan: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) (full span elliptical tips) Height: 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) Wing area: 242.1 sq ft (22.49 m2) Airfoil: NACA 2213 (root)...

flat elliptical wing, the lift coefficient is C L = 2 π α β + 2 / A R {\displaystyle C_{L}={\frac {2\pi \alpha }{\beta +2/AR}}} where AR is the wing's aspect...

mathematics, an elliptic curve is a smooth, projective, algebraic curve of genus one, on which there is a specified point O. An elliptic curve is defined...

directions. Spitfire fins are based on the wing configuration used by Spitfire aeroplanes. The elliptical wing shapes work very well as surfboard fins and...

Spitfire and Hurricane) which used the same construction techniques and elliptical wing as the Spitfire. All three used tricycle undercarriage with the primary...

Type 560 Avro 564 – two-seat monoplane fighter with thick section elliptical wing Avro 565 – Type 564 with Napier Lion engine Avro 568 – all-metal single-seat...

construction. Its 8.0 m (26.2 ft) span elliptical wing employs rounded wingtips and fixed slots in the outer portion of the wing and dive brakes. Optional fuel...

oxygen-breathing apparatus, and smaller and thinner wings. The distinctive elliptical wing was developed during this phase, enabling it to accommodate the armament...

(Includes Oblique wings) Delta Wings elliptical wings trapezoidal wings Besides fixed-wing aircraft, applications for wing shapes include:[citation needed]...

Nieuport-Delage NiD 64, 640 & 641 – large single-engine monoplane airliner with elliptical wing. Nieuport-Delage NiD 72 – sesquiplane fighter all metal version of...

Silence Aircraft, the manufacturers of the Silence Twister single-seat elliptical-winged kitplane. The V-Prop was fitted to the prototype Twister and to some...