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Delta Wing

A delta wing is a triangular shaped wing. It provides good structural efficiency due to its long root chord and minimal structure outwards. Delta wings experience high drag at low speeds but are suitable for high-speed flight. Variations include the canard delta, tailed delta, and cropped delta. Delta wings use elevons for pitch and roll control rather than separate elevators and ailerons.

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Delta Wing

A delta wing is a triangular shaped wing. It provides good structural efficiency due to its long root chord and minimal structure outwards. Delta wings experience high drag at low speeds but are suitable for high-speed flight. Variations include the canard delta, tailed delta, and cropped delta. Delta wings use elevons for pitch and roll control rather than separate elevators and ailerons.

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DELTA WING

SUBMITED BY :- SURAJ SINGH


SIDDHARTH SONI
SANKET KATALE
What Is Delta Wing ?
• A 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. Although long
studied, it did not find significant applications
until the Jet Age, when it proved suitable for
high-speed subsonic and supersonic flight
General characteristics

Structure
The long root chord of the delta wing and
minimal structure outboard make it structurally
efficient. It can be built stronger, stiffer and at
the same time lighter than a swept wing of
equivalent lifting capability. Because of this it is
easy and relatively inexpensive to build – a
substantial factor in the success of the MiG-21
and Mirage aircraft
 Aerodynamics

• Low-speed flight

• Pure delta wings exhibit flow separation at high angles of attack and
high drag at low speeds
• At low speeds, a delta wing requires a high angle of attack to maintain
lift. A slender delta creates a characteristic vortex pattern over the
upper surface which enhances lift.
Design variations

• Canard delta – Many modern fighter aircraft, such as the JAS 39 Gripen,
the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Dassault Rafale use a combination
of canard foreplanes and a delta wing.

• Tailed delta – adds a conventional tailplane (with horizontal tail surfaces), to


improve handling. Common on Soviet types such as the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21.

• Cropped delta – tip is cut off. This helps maintain lift outboard and reduce wingtip
flow separation (stalling) at high angles of attack. Most deltas are cropped to at least
some degree.
Control Surfaces

• Airplanes with delta or triangular


shape wings have a rudder, but only
one control surface (elevon) to
control pitch and roll. An elevon
serves the same function as an
elevator and an aileron. Elevons are
moveable control surfaces located
on the trailing edge of the wings.
Swept Angle
References
Flight Dynamics by J.D. Anderson
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