Crossword clues for delta wing
Wiktionary
n. (context aeronautics English) An aircraft wing having a swept-back shape in the form of an isoceles triangle; used mostly on supersonic aircraft
Wikipedia
The delta wing is a wing shaped in the form of a triangle. It is named for its similarity in shape to the Greek uppercase letter delta (Δ).
Usage examples of "delta wing".
The Peugeot rolled by a long row of Mirage 2000 delta wing fighters being serviced by their ground crews.
Ahead, there was a flash, and the delta wing shape of a MiG sprouted flame and a writhing coil of black smoke.
Lysander remembered the dry voice of his ground school instructor explaining that delta wing ships lose energy in turns.
It was a compact little craft, with its delta wing and its perky, pointed nacelle, but it would be full of quiet and unoccupied space.
Avril was saying, and Sallah, dropping into the shadow of the delta wing of the shuttle, could hear the sound of plasfilm being unrolled.
The hull was in the shape of a giant delta wing and what looked like some kind of weird conning tower was now rising from the apex of the two hulls.
Tristan shifted his helmet in his hands and paused beneath an abbreviated delta wing.
Louis moved back under the delta wing to where Speaker-To-Animals was inspecting the motors.
Gershon remembered old photographs: that stainless steel surface painted white to reflect Mach 3 heat, the huge delta wing two stories off the ground.