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(...) I believe I've read somewhere that forward swept wings can work. And I think they look more unique, but I can see why someone would prefer that they sweep the other way. It's a bit hard to change that now :) (...) More plates, eh? That would (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.build.contests)
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(...) I prefer to see them forward swept, if only for the uniqueness factor. Forward swept wings may actually offer some advantages, depending on the regimes of flight that will be most used. Spaceplanes have to travel from thick soup to very thin (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.build.contests)
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(...) Heh, thanks for the support. (...) Thanks! I'm happy I can even impress the trainheads. Since when do you read .space? :) --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu (URL) (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.build.contests)
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(...) Forward-swept wings have been tested since the 70's. They actually make a plane more maneuverable, but difficult to control (but now there's fly-by-wire), and there are structural problems. The Russians have a swept-wing fighter well along in (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.build.contests)
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(...) I read everything... Muahwhahaha... (1) Seriously, I use the web interface list of all recent posts without regard to group identity, and it's a great way to skim a lot of groups looking for interesting things. And also, I use "recent" on (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.build.contests)
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[FUT to lugnet.space since there is no lugnet.air <G>] (...) I just wanted to elaborate on what Amy Hughes has already posted in this thread. In subsonic flight (below mach 1), sweeping a wing *aft* increases the aircraft's directional stability. (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jun-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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