Conformably Stowable Canard

An improved secondary wing system of the canard type has been invented to improve performance and increase efficiency of airplanes capable of flight at supersonic and high subsonic speeds. Canards, including small forward-mounted secondary wings, are used to increase the total wing surface areas of airplanes in order to improve their low-speed lift-to-drag ratios and trim characteristics. Although canards have been used on supersonic airplanes to increase low-speed performance, heretofore the designs of canards have not provided for optimal high-speed performance and aerodynamic efficiency.