noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
fixed wing; fixed-wing aircraft
Technical term used in aviation to refer to aircraft with fixed wings, as opposed to rotary-wing aircraft (回転翼). Often used attributively with の.
See also: 回転翼 (かいてんよく)
Fixed-wing aircraft can fly faster than rotary-wing aircraft.
この空港は固定翼の小型機専用です。
This airport is exclusively for small fixed-wing aircraft.
fixed-wing aircraft
Compound of 固定 (fixed) and 翼 (wing), a direct calque of English 'fixed wing'.