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Canard configuration

A configuration in which the span of the forward wings is substantially less than that of the main wing.

Dictionary Term

Canard configuration

Definitions

  • A configuration in which the span of the forward wings is substantially less than that of the main wing.
  • means a configuration in which the span of the forward wing is substantially less than that of the main wing

References

  • 14 C.F.R. Part 1, Federal Aviation Administration, 2026
  • Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Federal Aviation Administration, 2023