Fixed-wing aircraft
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A fixed-wing aircraft is a heavier-than-air aircraft, such as an airplane, which is capable of flight using aerodynamic lift. Fixed-wing aircraft are distinct from rotary-wing aircraft, and ornithopte
A Boeing 737 airliner is an example of a fixed-wing aircraft
The fixed wings of a delta-shaped kite are not rigid
Children flying a kite in 1828 Bavaria, by Johann Michael Voltz
Le Bris and his glider, Albatros II, photographed by Nadar, 1868
Flying wing
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A flying wing is a tailless fixed-wing aircraft that has no definite fuselage, with its crew, payload, fuel, and equipment housed inside the main wing structure. A flying wing may have various small p
The Northrop B-2 Spirit stealth bomber
The Northrop N-1M on display at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
The Westland-Hill Pterodactyl was an early flying wing design.
The Northrop YB-35 bomber prototype began its development during World War II.