We should all be flying these today! This amazing design from the 30's was safe and would be cheap to build with modern materials. Seems like this could be the plane of the future after all!
We should all be flying these today! This amazing design from the 30's was safe and would be cheap to build with modern materials. Seems like this could be the plane of the future after all!
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Thats what happened to s-4 they stalled it too high on landing and cracked the spar
Oh it will stall
In fact, flying wings have lower drag coeficient, yes, but more wing area, thus, more drag. Besides the fact, stall on these things could be a lot more dangerous than in normal aircraft, and other problems such as stability, fuel consumption (more drag=more powerful engines to "counter" it), etc.
You need to do some research. This is a "low aspect ratio" airplane is known for among other things extreme resistance to stall. This particular plane could not really be stalled or spun. Here is a great link about low AR planes...
Read moreOh yes, my bad there. Anyway, having a greater wing area, even with lower drag coefficient, means a greater drag in this case. And, maybe, with a shorter wing, and smaller area, you can have less drag, yes, but a greater vortex at wingtips, due...
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