overwings
Situated over wings
Overwings refers to emergency exit doors or hatches located above an aircraft's wings, or to the seating rows adjacent to these exits.
Flight attendants routinely brief passengers seated in overwing rows about their responsibilities in an emergency evacuation.
Passengers in overwing seats must be able to operate the exit door.
The term functions as both noun and adjective in aviation contexts.
Lift-generating curved surface
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- dragResistance through fluid
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
turbulence · spoiler · slat · flap · winglet · vortex · pressure · efficiency
Serious sudden danger
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- hatchOpening in deck or floor
- doorHinged room barrier
passenger · safety · egress · cabin · deploy · escape · window · seatbelt
Nautical support beam
- ribCurved chest bone
- skinBody's outer layer
- fairingAerodynamic exterior panel
- pylonSupporting structure for wires
nacelle · leading-edge · composite · aluminum · fatigue · load-bearing · cantilever · joint
airfoil
Lift-generating curved surface
streamline · turbulence · spoiler · slat · flap · winglet · vortex · pressure · efficiency · optimization
emergency
Serious sudden danger
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- hatchOpening in deck or floor
door · passenger · safety · egress · cabin · deploy · escape · window · seatbelt · instructions
spar
Nautical support beam
pylon · nacelle · leading-edge · composite · aluminum · fatigue · load-bearing · cantilever · joint · fastener
row
Linear arrangement across
pitch · recline · boarding · passenger · cabin · economy · premium · able-bodied · briefing · restrictions
overwingstail section
aft · nose section · front row · first class