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Why Airplane Wings Are Angled

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Written by Paul Strauss | April 5, 2016

It used to be that most airplane wings were straight, but it turns out the design caused instability as flight speeds increased. Real Engineering takes a look at the science behind the swept wing design which is commonplace on today’s planes. Learn more here.


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