Noun
wing warping (uncountable)
(aviation, historical) an early system for lateral (roll) control on a fixed-wing aircraft, involving the flexing of the wing to achieve movement.
wing-warping
Anderson 2004, p. 134. They hinged the rudder and connected it to the pilot's warping "cradle", so a single movement by the pilot simultaneously controlled wing-warping and rudder deflection. Source: Internet
Cranfield built a replica of Pilcher's aircraft and added the Wright brothers ' innovation of wing-warping as a safety backup for roll control. Source: Internet
By 1902 they realized that wing-warping created "differential drag" at the wingtips. Source: Internet
It produced only about one-third the lift calculated and sometimes pointed opposite the intended direction of a turn–a problem later known as adverse yaw –when Wilbur used the wing-warping control. Source: Internet
Orville apparently visualized that the fixed rudder resisted the effect of corrective wing-warping when attempting to level off from a turn. Source: Internet
Sometimes when the pilot attempted to level off from a turn, the glider failed to respond to corrective wing-warping and persisted into a tighter turn. Source: Internet