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The gull wing, also known as Polish wing or Puławski wing, is an aircraft wing configuration with a prominent bend in the wing inner section towards the wing root. Its name is derived from the seabirds which it resembles and from the Polish aircraft designer Zygmunt Puławski who started using this design in his planes.
Gull wing, a format for leads of a small outline integrated circuit; Gull-wing deformity of erosive osteoarthritis; The Gullwings (Japanese: カモメ団, romanized: Kamome Dan, lit. 'Seagulls'), a fictional group from Final Fantasy X; see Characters of Final Fantasy X and X-2
The gullwing-door V8 SLS AMG debuted in 2009 as the spiritual successor of the original 300 SL coupé. [47] Produced through the end of 2014, [48] it was replaced by the AMG GT, with traditional doors. [49] Mercedes-Benz 300 SL owners are supported by Gull Wing Group International, which began in 1961. [50]
Gull wing: sharp dihedral on the wing root section, little or none on the main section, as on the PZL P.11 fighter. Sometimes used to improve visibility forwards and upwards and may be used as the upper wing on a biplane as on the Polikarpov I-153. Inverted gull wing: anhedral on the root section, dihedral on the main section. The opposite of a ...
In the automotive industry, a gull-wing door, also known as a falcon-wing door, McLaren anhedral door, or an up-door, is a car door that is hinged at the roof rather than the side, as pioneered by Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, first as a race car in 1952 , and then as a production sports car in 1954.
The PZL P.11 is a Polish fighter aircraft, designed and produced in the early 1930s by Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze.Possessing an all-metal structure, metal-covering, and high-mounted gull wing, the type held the distinction of being widely considered the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world at the time of its introduction into service.
For the P.1, he invented a gull-wing design, giving the pilot an excellent view from his cockpit. The P.1 was flown in 1929 and met with great interest in the world. The P.1 was flown in 1929 and met with great interest in the world.
Aircraft with a gull wing configuration, i.e. with the inboard section at a dihedral (upward) angle relative to the fuselage and the outboard section at an anhedral angle. Seen from the front, the gull wing resembles an elongated 'M'-shape. Note: Aircraft with an inverted gull wing configuration should be placed in the appropriate category.