Canard (aeronautics)
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In aeronautics, a canard is a wing configuration in which a small forewing or foreplane is placed forward of the main wing of a fixed-wing aircraft or a weapon. The term "canard" may be used to descri
A Saab 37 Viggen, the first modern canard aircraft to go into production
The 1906 Santos-Dumont 14-bis
The Wright Flyer of 1903 was a canard biplane
Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
Dassault Rafale
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The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. Equipped with a wide range of weapons, the Rafale is intended to per
Canard (aeronautics)
…concerns into manoeuvrability advantages. This approach produced a new generation of military canard designs. The ACX technology demonstrator for the Dassault Rafale multirole fighter first flew in July 1986, followed by the EAP technology demonstrator for the Eurofighter Typhoon in August 1986, and the Saab Gripen…
A French Air Force Dassault Rafale B at Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) in 2009
The Dassault Rafale A technology demonstrator
The Rafale C preproduction aircraft
A French Navy Rafale M landing aboard USS George H.W. Bush - 11 May 2018