The gull wing, also known as Polish wing or Puławski wing, is an aircraft wing configuration with a prominent bend in the wing inner section towards the wing root. Its name is derived from the seabird
DFS Habicht glider showing gull wing profile.
Laughing gull showing the wing shape emulated in gull wing aircraft.
Beriev Be-12 seaplane with gull wing profile
PZL P.11c, showing an idea of original Puławski's wing
The Beriev Be-6 is a flying boat produced by the Soviet Beriev OKB. It was capable of accomplishing a wide variety of missions, such as long-range maritime reconnaissance, coastal and supply line patr
Be-6 at Ukrainian State Aviation Museum
A U.S. Navy A-4B intercepting a Be-6 off Japan, 1964.
A Qing-6 (Be-6 conversion) powered by 4,250 hp (3,170 kW) WoJiang WJ-6 turboprop engines driving J17G13 propellers, at the China Aviation Museum, Beijing