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Photograph a historic site, help Wikipedia, and win a prize. Participate in the world's largest photography competition this month! Learn more In aeronautics, a canard is a wing configuration in which a small forewing or foreplane is placed forward of the main wing of a fixed-wing aircraft or a weapon. The term "canard" may be used to describe the aircraft itself, the wing configuration, or the foreplane.[1][2][3] Canard wings are also extensively used in guided missiles and smart bombs.[4][5][6] The term "canard" arose from the appearance of the Santos-Dumont 14-bis of 1906, which was said to be reminiscent of a duck (canard in French) with its neck stretched out in flight.[7][8] Despite the use of a canard surface on the first powered aeroplane, the Wright Flyer of 1903, canard designs were not built in quantity until the appearance of the Saab Viggen jet fighter in 1967. The aerodynamics of the canard configuration are complex and require careful analysis. Rather than use the conven

Canard (aeronautics) - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Aircraft configuration in which a small wing is placed in front of the main wing A Saab 37 Viggen , the first modern canard aircraft to go into production In aeronautics , a canard is a wing configuration in which a small forewing or foreplane is placed forward of the main wing of a fixed-wing aircraft or a weapon. The term "canard" may be used to describe the aircraft itself, the wing configuration , or the foreplane. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Canard wings are also extensively used in guided missiles and smart bomb

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