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Aircraft wing configurations[edit]

An overview[edit]

Overview
Wing configurations
Number of wings
Monoplane
Biplane
Triplane
Multiplane
Wing stagger
Cruciform wing
Support
Bracing
Closed wing
Flexible wing
Wing planform
Aspect ratio
Swept wing
Forward-swept wing
Trapezoidal wing
Elliptical wing
Crescent wing
Delta wing
Circular wing
Asymmetrical aircraft
Tailplanes and foreplanes
Canard foreplane
Tandem wing
Three-surface aircraft
Outboard tail
Tailless aircraft
Dihedral and anhedral
Dihedral
Gull wing
Channel wing
Wings and bodies
Flying wing
Blended wing body
Lifting body
Variable geometry
Variable-sweep wing
Oblique wing
Variable-camber wing
Variable-incidence wing