wing warping

English

Noun

wing warping (uncountable)

  1. (aviation, chiefly historical) an early system for lateral (roll) control on a fixed-wing aircraft, involving the flexing of the wing to achieve movement; superseded by ailerons in all aircraft except a few experimental ones.
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