Wing warping was an early system for lateral (roll) control of a fixed-wing aircraft or kite. The technique, used and patented by the Wright brothers...

and practical than wing warping. Ailerons also had the advantage of not weakening the airplane's wing structure as did the wing warping technique, which...

Look up warp, warped, or warping in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Warp, warped or warping may refer to: WaRP Graphics, an alternative comics publisher...

were warped, or twisted, the trailing edge that was warped down produced more lift than the opposite wing, causing a rolling motion. The warping was controlled...

Moveable wingtips can affect the controlability of a wing. Wing warping the ends of the wing, produced roll control on the earliest of aircraft such...

the aircraft's roll and pitch by moving the ailerons (or activating wing warping on some very early aircraft designs) when turned or deflected left and...

of their patent on flying. Unlike modern control surfaces, they used wing warping. In an attempt to circumvent the Wright patent, Glenn Curtiss made hinged...

sides. The unequal-span wings were unstaggered, with lateral control by wing warping, while the aircraft had a large semi-circular tailplane. Armament remained...

or not. The technique of wing-warping is described, but the patent explicitly states that other methods instead of wing-warping including ailerons, which...

kilowatts) gasoline engine powering two pusher propellers. Employing "wing warping", it was relatively unstable and very difficult to fly. The Wright brothers...

"conventionally", the inside wing slowed down so much that it settled to the ground. By employing "backwards" wired wing-warping, the inside wingtip angle...

successful design was the Morane-Saulnier G, a wire-braced shoulder-wing monoplane with wing warping. This led to the development of a series of aircraft and was...

characteristics of lightweight construction to control flight through wing warping. Others made collapsible wings for folding away, such as the flying car...

operation of the wing warping system illustrated to the right: "The wings can be warped down by swinging the steering lever. As one side is warped down, the...

1896. Its wing airfoil was derived from Otto Lilienthal's published tables of aerodynamic lift. The glider was designed with wing-warping capability...

a fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water Gallaudet Hydroplane, an early aircraft employing the use of wing-warping for roll...

edge flaps on the wings (1885–1886) for roll control, and later, full wing warping systems for roll (1903–1905) and for both pitch and roll (1911). Montgomery...

controlling both yaw and pitch, a form of roll control supplied either by wing warping or by ailerons and controlled by its pilot with a joystick and rudder...

roll control using wing warping and combined roll with simultaneous yaw control using a steerable rear rudder. Although wing-warping as a means of roll...

controlling both yaw and pitch, a form of roll control supplied either by wing warping or by ailerons and controlled by its pilot with a joystick and rudder...

2002). "Technology that enables wing 'warping' rolled out at Dryden, Boeing". Boeing Frontiers. Boeing Active Aeroelastic Wing page AAW NASA gallery Boeing...

empennage replacing the canard the Wrights used. Abramovich retained the wing warping technique the Wrights used for banking the aircraft, but controlled this...

high wing loading of 689 kg/m² uses leading-edge extensions to increase wing lift at high angles of attack. Disk loading Lift coefficient Wing warping "Wing...

The wing root is the part of the wing on a fixed-wing aircraft or winged-spaceship that is closest to the fuselage, and is the junction of the wing with...

Gallaudet Hydroplane (a.k.a. Gallaudet Wing-Warping Kite or Hydro-Bike) is an early aircraft employing the use of wing-warping for roll control. The Gallaudet...

military and commercial effort. This may be seen as a return to the wing warping used and patented by the Wright brothers. In fluidics, forces in vehicles...

Antoinette IV with wing warping instead of ailerons Antoinette VI 1909 Variant of Antoinette V with true ailerons (later converted to wing warping) Antoinette...

surfaces of a fixed-wing aircraft as well as other non-fixed-wing aircraft such as helicopters and gyroplanes. Not all fixed-wing aircraft have tailplanes...

fuselage. Some engines are installed in the aircraft wing, as in the De Havilland Comet and Flying Wing type aircraft. Engines may be mounted in individual...

Stick shaker Trim tab Wing warping Yaw damper Yoke Aerodynamic and high-lift devices Active Aeroelastic Wing Adaptive compliant wing Anti-shock body Blown...