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Anhedral

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000208

The downward tilt of a wing or tailplane from root to tip relative to the horizontal, the opposite of dihedral. It lowers roll stability, which suits high-wing aircraft that would otherwise be too stable in roll, and it is also used on some swept-wing fighters and on stabilators such as those of the F-4 Phantom. The C-5 Galaxy, Antonov An-124 and BAe 146 are examples.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000208
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectAviation maintenance
TranslationsGerman: Anhedralflügel; Spanish: anhedral; French: anhedral
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000208",
  "term": "Anhedral",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The downward tilt of a wing or tailplane from root to tip relative to the horizontal, the opposite of dihedral. It lowers roll stability, which suits high-wing aircraft that would otherwise be too stable in roll, and it is also used on some swept-wing fighters and on stabilators such as those of the F-4 Phantom. The C-5 Galaxy, Antonov An-124 and BAe 146 are examples.",
  "subject": "Aviation maintenance",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Anhedralflügel",
    "es": "anhedral",
    "fr": "anhedral"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/anhedral/"
}

Record 222 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.