canard

Japanese: canard
canard

…It has a function somewhat similar to that of the Japanese woodblock prints, and is one of the precursors of periodical newspapers. It was published in various European countries, including France (where it was called the canard) and Spain, but most were produced by German printers. Later, printers such as Michael Freiherr von Aitzing of Cologne published many Flugblatts between 1588 and 1593, and at the same time published summaries of major events every six months, called the Relatio Historica. …

From [Wings]

… When a wing is attached behind the center of gravity of an aircraft, it acts like a weather vane, stabilizing the aircraft when it sways and rotates around its center of gravity. Some aircraft have horizontal stabilizers attached forward, which are called canards. The canards help to keep the aircraft balanced, but because they are in front of the center of gravity, they have no vertical stabilizing effect and tend to destabilize the aircraft. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "canard" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本の瓦版とある程度類似した機能をもち,定期的に発行される新聞の先駆形態の一つである。フランス(カナールcanardと称される),スペインなどヨーロッパ各国で出されたが,ドイツの印刷業者の手になるものが最も多い。時期が下れば,ケルンの印刷者アイツィングMichael Freiherr von Aitzingのように1588‐93年の間に多くのフルークブラットを出し,同時に半年単位で主要な事件の要約を《レラティオ・ヒストリカRelatio Historica》として刊行するものも現れた。…

【翼】より

… 翼は機の重心より後ろに取りつけると風見と同様に働き,機がゆれて重心を中心に回転したとき,それをもとにもどそうとする安定作用をする。水平尾翼を前方に取りつけた航空機もあり,これを前翼(先尾翼またはカナードcanard)という。前翼は機のつりあいを保つ働きはするが,重心より前にあるので縦安定作用はなく,逆に機を不安定にしようとする。…

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