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Re: Non-violent Space Contest Entry: Q-35 Aerospace Jump-Jet
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lugnet.build.contests
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Tue, 29 May 2001 03:31:23 GMT
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In lugnet.build.contests, Bram Lambrecht writes:
> Trevor Pruden writes:
> > Although I think that it was said by somelse before, I don't know if
> > that forward swept wing is that air worthy.
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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 :)
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 atmosphere under
heavy load in a hurry, no doubt going trans sonic as soon as possible, then
have to turn around and come back down again quickly, shedding all that
speed again. So I could see how forward swept wings with points on them may
actually be of some use. Or maybe not.
Who cares, it's space. It's not like we are talking trains, where you want
to look a certain way to look authentic. Space is fantasy and it's better to
look cool, as there is no "correct".
This model rocks, forward or backward swept. :-)
> I figure this would dock to a gate just like modern airplanes. The tailcone
> exit might seem the most convenient one on a jet these days too. :)
Coming into Omaha last week we went out the tail because our gate jetway was
broken, but it's not very often you do that, nowadays anyway.
++Lar
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