Garfly Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 That's the most UNLIKELY proposition I've ever seen, Structurally and aerodynamically. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfly Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 19 minutes ago, facthunter said: That's the most UNLIKELY proposition I've ever seen, Structurally and aerodynamically. Nev Well, except, perhaps, for this one ;- ) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 They should have known about scale effect (Reynold's number). A dragonfly can hover beautifully but it's wings go fore and aft and it still can't work when it's BIG. Nev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 IF you've ever experienced "Dutch Roll" You would KNOW that utterly ridiculous concept would be super unstable and structurally Impossible. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfly Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 Well now we all KNOW! ;- ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 The whole thing was constructed like a rapid wing fatigue tester and the lift for energy expended would never compute. Nev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfly Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 And then, Northrop gave the Flying Wing a go ... (another incredible story, very well told by Mustard, methinks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfly Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 On 09/01/2024 at 12:07 PM, facthunter said: They should have known about scale effect (Reynold's number). A dragonfly can hover beautifully but it's wings go fore and aft and it still can't work when it's BIG. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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