Upward and outward inclination of a mainplane is termed
- dihedral.
- sweep.
- stagger.
Explanation
Dihedral is the upward and outward inclination of the mainplane from root to tip, built in to give lateral stability through a sideslip-correcting rolling moment. Sweep is the rearward angle of the wing and stagger is the fore-and-aft offset of biplane wings, so neither describes upward inclination.
Marcocom asking:
but dihedral is not only for the wings? mainplane is the airplane not the wings... please explain me.
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Klemis3000 Posts: 9 14.06.2019 / 11:06
Mainplane is wing and tailplane is stabilizer. Dihedral is just the way it is angled in relation to fuselage
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