Folding wing - Wikipedia
A folding wing is a wing configuration design feature of aircraft to save space and is typical of carrier-based aircraft that operate from the limited deck space of aircraft carriers. The folding allows the aircraft to occupy less space in a confined hangar because the folded wing normally rises over the fuselage decreasing the floor area of ...
Grumman F4F Wildcat - Wikipedia
Moreover, the F4F-4's folding wing was intended to allow five F4F-4s to be stowed in the space required by two F4F-3s. In practice, the folding wings allowed an increase of about 50% in the number of Wildcats carried aboard U.S. fleet aircraft carriers.
The innovative wing folding mechanism (STO-Wing), developed by Leroy Grumman in early 1941 and first applied to the XF4F-4 Wildcat, manufactured by the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, is designated an ASME Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark.
Grumman Wildcat "Sto-Wing" Wing-folding Mechanism - ASME
A 1928 plane with folding wings designed by W. Leonard Bonney crashed on its first flight. When the US Navy desperately needed its aircraft to take up less space on ships, Grumman's engineers designed a safe and reliable wing-folding mechanism.
Carrier aircraft used during World War II - Wikipedia
Folding wings. Monoplane carrier aircraft introduced after 1936 almost all had folding wings to reduce the space taken up in hangars. . Exceptions included the Mitsubishi A5M "Claude" fighter and the Douglas SBD Dauntless and Yokosuka D4Y "Judy" dive bombers .
The Grumman F4F Wildcat was a Rugged, Lethal Tool for the U.S.
The F4F-4 was the first Wildcat to feature a Grumman folding-wing innovation known as the “Sto-Wing.” Most folding-wing naval aircraft of the time were able to fold their wings via a simple hinge point outboard of the landing gear.
F4F-3 Wildcat - NHHC
The resulting aircraft, the familiar F4F Wildcat, proved to be far more successful than its Brewster counterpart. In October 1938, an order was placed for an improved F4F-3 incorporating larger...
Grumman Wildcat “Sto-Wing” Wing-folding Mechanism
A 1928 plane with folding wings designed by W. Leonard Bonney crashed on its first flight. When the US Navy desperately needed its aircraft to take up less space on ships, Grumman's engineers designed a safe and reliable wing-folding mechanism.
the first Grumman aircraft with folding wings, was entering production. The Japanese A6M Zero surpassed the F4F in speed, maneuverability, and climb rate. Despite that, the analysts that wrote...
Folding Wings | Aircraft of World War II - WW2Aircraft.net Forums
Mar 4, 2008 · I was wondering if anyone knows where I can see a schematic or a sketch on how aircraft wings fold- particularly the folding style of the wildcat and/or hellcat. I'm able to find text descriptions, but it's kinda difficult to picture it's operation without a drawing.