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Uncommon card · Science
Canard, an Uncommon card
In aeronautics, a canard is a wing configuration in which a small forewing or foreplane is placed forward of the main wing of a fixed-wing aircraft or a weapon.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 99
- Power
- 175
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 110,000
Ranked #1,231 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Canard quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Canard card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Canard wings are also extensively used in guided ______ and smart bombs.
Answer
missiles. Canard wings are also extensively used in guided missiles and smart bombs. From the Canard article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The term "canard" arose from the appearance of the Santos-Dumont 14-bis of ____, which was said to be reminiscent of a duck with its neck stretched out in flight.
Answer
1900s. The term "canard" arose from the appearance of the Santos-Dumont 14-bis of 1906, which was said to be reminiscent of a duck with its neck stretched out in flight. From the Canard article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The term "canard" may be used to describe the aircraft itself, the wing configuration, or the foreplane.
- Canard wings are also extensively used in guided missiles and smart bombs.
- The term "canard" arose from the appearance of the Santos-Dumont 14-bis of 1906, which was said to be reminiscent of a duck with its neck stretched out in flight.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Canard article was read about 110,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 99: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Canard
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Canard (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Alan Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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