starboard wing

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starboard
noun[U]
uk
/ˈstɑː.bəd/us
/ˈstɑːr.bɚd/
the right side of a ship or aircraft as you are ...
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wing
noun[C]
uk
/wɪŋ/us
/wɪŋ/
the flat part of the body that a bird, insect, or bat uses for flying, or one of the flat, horizontal structures that stick out from the side of an aircraft and support it when it ...
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(Definition ofstarboardandwingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Within seconds of the order being given, the nose andstarboardwingof the aircraft dropped and the aircraft crashed to the ground.
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On the third of two dives, the outer portion of thestarboardwingfolded up and the ailerons became locked.
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Thestarboardwingwas extensively damaged, the pilot had insufficient aileron power, and both airspeed indications were highly inaccurate.
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The attack opened a fuel tank in thestarboardwingand caused a fire at the rear of the starboard engine.
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The aircraft then entered a flat spin, with the forward fuselage section and the outerstarboardwing breaking off shortly before impact with the ground.
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This caused the aircraft to tilt, which damaged thestarboardwing.
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The lowerstarboardwinglanded in a paddock 1 miles from the fuselage.
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It was fitted with radar, which was carried in a pod under thestarboardwing.
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Eventually he slipped and, falling from the fuselage to thestarboardwing, grasped an air intake on the leading edge of the wing.
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Its low-speed handling was tricky due to the port wing stalling before thestarboardwing.
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This allowed thestarboardwingto stall at the same time as the port.
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Due to the asymmetric thrust, thestarboardwinglifted, banking the aircraft to over 100 degrees.
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On reaching the ground, he saw flames growing under thestarboardwing, which held 500 impgal of fuel.
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Aerodynamic forces then cause loss of other three engines,starboardwingfails at fuselage, which rolls inverted and impacts ground.
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A few seconds later, thestarboardwingcollapsed and the aircraft fell in flames.
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The nose of the aircraft was severely damaged and thestarboardwinghad been ripped off.
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The aircraft began a gentle bank to the right as thestarboardwingbegan to drop.
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As the aircraft touched down a second time, on the runway, the undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft slid until thestarboardwingbroke off.
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