delta-winged

Good question: The aircraft was to be a delta-winged fighter with a watertight hull with twin retractable hydro-skis for takeoff and landing.

Sea Dart | My[confined]Space 2009

Plus a couple of books on planes: Century Fighters, which is photographs and text of USAF fighters from the F-100 to the F-106; and Convair Deltas, about, well, delta-winged aircraft built by Convair.

Book Haulification « It Doesn't Have To Be Right… 2010

Beginning in 1976, the Concorde, a Franco-British technological feat that became an icon of its era and the pride of Europe's aeronautic industry, transported an elite class of passengers in delta-winged luxury at Mach 2.2.

French court holds Continental Airlines responsible for 2000 Concorde crash Edward Cody 2010

Summer Test: Sport Kites @import "/css/slideshow.css"; MULTIMEDIA Email to a Friend Print Image 1 of 5 Gadget Reviews   Summer Test: Sport Kites See related story: Hot Gear for Relaxing, Exploring and Competing 06.13.07 Next to the diamond-shaped clunkers of yore, new delta-winged sport kites fly like an F-22.

Summer Test: Sport Kites 2007

Thickly sleek and delta-winged, the silver EPL, a fuel-laden glider, screamed into a wide, slicing turn, dragging a double explosion across the new land.

Genellan- Planetfall Gier, Scott 2005

On the other hand, I was impressed by the big delta-winged shape docked to one end.

Asimov's Science Fiction 2003

Harl Cloochi had managed to hook some huge delta-winged Destiny fish.

Destiny's Road Niven, Larry 1997

A delta-winged shuttle and a lifeboat are moored in cradles on either side of the central cylinder.

A King of Infinite Space Steele, Allen 1997

The spaceplane was waiting on the runway, sleek and delta-winged and glistening white in the late-morning sun.

Empire Builders Bova, Ben 1993

In a flash, a dot hovering at the edge of visibility to his left suddenly swelled into the delta-winged angles of a North Korean MiG.

Carrie Douglass, Keith 1991