The oblique swing-wing story • new video.

[Garfly]

 

 

 

[facthunter]

That's the most UNLIKELY proposition I've ever seen, Structurally and aerodynamically.   Nev

[Garfly]

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  ;- )

 

 

[facthunter]

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

[facthunter]

IF you've ever  experienced "Dutch Roll" You would KNOW that utterly ridiculous concept would be super unstable and structurally Impossible.   Nev

[Garfly]

Well now we all KNOW!   ;- )

 

 

 

 

[facthunter]

The whole thing was constructed like a rapid wing fatigue tester and the lift for energy expended would never compute.    Nev

[Garfly]

 

And then, Northrop gave the Flying Wing a go ... (another incredible story, very well told by Mustard, methinks)

 

 

[Garfly]

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