A canard is a wing that is fixed before the main ... including the ability to mechanically extend and retract canards for improved flight maneuverability. Modern fighters are incorporating canards ...

As shown in the photograph of the Gossamer Albatross, the plane is flown close to the ground at relatively low speed, has a large wing-span and a canard stabilizer (front lifting surface) with about ...

For the first time a miniaturized IR-camera will measure the canard outer surface temperature in hypersonic flight. Two additional video cameras will monitor the fins of the third stage. For sounding ...