Parasol wing — dimension sheet
Source: Xem Studio, https://xemstudio.com/objects/parasol-wing/  (sheet CC BY 4.0; files Xem Studio Design License, https://xemstudio.com/license/)
Basis: Design rules and figures from the cited sources; example geometry by Xem Studio
Catalog version: 2026-10-20

Sizes: see table below
- A parasol wing sits above the fuselage on struts or a pylon. NASM contrasts the Catalina's parasol wing, which needed external bracing, with the Mariner's gull wing that did not (Smithsonian NASM).
- Like a high wing it adds stable dihedral effect, so it needs little geometric dihedral (Kitplanes, Wainfan, on high wings).
- On flying boats the raised wing keeps engines and props above spray (NASM, PBM entry).
- Used on: Consolidated PBY Catalina.
- The file is a reference example built by Xem Studio from the numbers above. Sizes the sources do not fix are illustrative; scale the example to your own vehicle.

parameter  value or range  source
Bracing  parasol wing needed external bracing (Catalina)  Smithsonian NASM
RC with ailerons, high/parasol  about 0-2 deg dihedral  McCombs 1994 (high wing)
Reference build  1000 x 200 mm, 2 deg  McCombs

Files elsewhere (not hosted by Xem Studio; license as stated by the publisher):
- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: Martin PBM-5A Mariner — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts — https://si.edu/object/martin-pbm-5a-mariner:nasm_A19730270000
- Kitplanes (B. Wainfan): Wind Tunnel: Roll's role in lateral stability (2008) — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts — https://www.kitplanes.com/wind-tunnel-135/
- Model Aviation (AMA), W.F. McCombs: Wing and Tail Dihedral for Models (Dec 1994) — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts — https://library.modelaviation.com/article/wing-and-tail-dihedral-models

Free files (Xem Studio Design License, Xem Studio; STEP + STL, 1 parts): https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/parasol-wing/index.json
API: https://xemstudio.com/api/geometry?object=parasol-wing