Answer by quiet flyer for What exactly are "clipped" wings?
The term "clipped" far pre-dates 1970 and generally--as in the Spitfire context-- means a design modification that created a wingspan shorter than the original design. It generally does not mean that...
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The term clipped wings can mean many things. As @Fodder Hoff said, sometimes aircraft have their wings clipped after manufacture, but sometimes variants of certain aircraft are manufactured with...
View ArticleAnswer by Fodder Hoff for What exactly are "clipped" wings?
As far as I can find you may both be correct. The term originally was used to describe a stock aircraft having it's wings shortened after-market.Here is a reproduction of the December, 1970 issue of...
View ArticleWhat exactly are "clipped" wings?
What exactly does "clipped wing" mean? Been having a rather heated debate. My understanding is that clipped means the tips were removed after manufacture. The other party claims that if it was designed...
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