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Where is the canard (a duck) configuration used?
in aviation
in ski jumping
in parachute flights
in measuring under-eaves rainfall
The Wright Brothers began experimenting with the foreplane configuration around 1900. Their first kite included a front surface for pitch control and they adopted this configuration for their first Flyer. The term “canard” arose from the appearance of the Santos-Dumont 14-bis of 1906, which was said to be reminiscent of a duck (canard in French) with its neck stretched out in flight
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wikipedia → Canard (aeronautics)#Etymology
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