Wing

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Wing
x = 4, y = 4, rule = B3/S23 b2o$o2bo$bobo$2b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 21 HEIGHT 400 SUPPRESS ]]
Pattern type Induction coil
Number of cells 8
Bounding box 4 × 4
Static symmetry Unspecified
Discovered by Unknown
Year of discovery Unknown
This article is about the induction coil. For the extensible c/4 spaceship, see Wing (spaceship).
This article is about the induction coil. For a group of switch engines which form half of a cordership, see Cordership.

Wing, or R-loaf, is an induction coil which can be analysed as a loaf with an extra cell added as to make it asymmetric.

The wing arises as the second generation of the block and glider sequence, which itself arises as the first generation of nine.

As a still life component

As mentioned previously, it can act as an induction coil. Two wings suffice to make a still life, with five possible isomers:

A sixth still life exists in which physical connection between both wings exists:

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