Canard

In aeronautics, canard (French for duck) is a type of fixed-wing aircraft in which the tailplane is ahead of the main lifting surfaces, rather than behind them as in conventional aircraft. The earliest models, such as the Santos-Dumont 14-bis, were seen by observers to resemble a flying duck — hence the name.

Related Topics:
Aeronautics - French - Duck - Fixed-wing aircraft - Tailplane - Lifting surface - Santos-Dumont 14-bis

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The term canard has also come to mean the tail surface itself, when mounted in that configuration.

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In English, canard also means hoax (but, in contemporary French usage, it means newspaper as in Le Canard Enchaîné). In the field of computing, it has also acquired the meaning of "confused and mistaken belief".

Related Topics:
Hoax - Newspaper - Le Canard Enchaîné - Computing - Confused and mistaken belief

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