In this page there is this image:
Is it a concept model or a real model?
If this is the latter, then are there real aircraft with such wings?
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5$\begingroup$ What do you mean by wings fixed the wrong way? $\endgroup$– aeroaliasAug 19, 2016 at 13:01
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2$\begingroup$ @aeroalias they appear to be installed backwards. Usually the leading edge of the wing makes an angle with the fuselage (sweep angle), and the trailing edge is more perpendicular. $\endgroup$– kevinAug 19, 2016 at 13:14
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2$\begingroup$ Note that plenty of aircraft even have forward-swept leading edges. For example Ka-13 glider had this to allow flexibility in balance. $\endgroup$– AndyAug 19, 2016 at 13:18
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1$\begingroup$ It's now a collector's item, like this U.S. stamp with an upside down Jenny. $\endgroup$– Pete BeckerAug 19, 2016 at 15:08
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1$\begingroup$ @mins, by wrong,way, do you mean forward sweep wing? $\endgroup$– Manu HAug 19, 2016 at 15:39
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It looks like the Cessna Citation II of which hundreds were built.
By Adrian Pingstone - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2971403
The wing profile is trapezoidal, as can be seen in the image below.
Image from avistar.org
This kind of wing design is found in a number of aircraft, for example the other Cessna Citation series aircraft and the Embraer Phenom 100.
By Josh Beasley from USA - Private - Embraer Phenom 100 - N629AS (26/365)Uploaded by tm, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25761759
answered Aug 19, 2016 at 13:01
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$\begingroup$ How deceptive is the image I posted regarding the angles! (and Wikipedia's even more!) Thanks for providing this very useful answer. $\endgroup$– minsAug 19, 2016 at 14:43