Yes, I know. B-47 was in many ways "stopgap"- 'til they could something bigger, better, more range, etc. 'Had to use the engine that was available (J-47, same as F-86). 'Built 1800 of 'em, though.
Wilton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Frederick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - EV > Boeing had some elegant designs, still does. Got the fuselage right > on the 707, for sure, since it's still in production. > > However, some features, while very well executed by Boeing, are > hardly exlusive -- thin, swept wings are a German innovation, so are > pylon mounted engines (although not as marked as the Boeing designs), > and the pylon is far less for service access than to get the engine > out of the air flow on the wing -- especially at low speeds, having > the engine suck air backwards off the wing surface really interferes > with lift! > > Russian and European designers were rather slow to pick up on this > fact -- most of their early designs had the engines buried in the > wing root (DH Comet, Vampire Bombers, and TU 104s, the civilian > version of the bomber). > > The B-47 was definitely an experimental aircraft, though, as not all > these ideas worked out well: grossly underpowered, very short range > due to excessive fuel consumption (straight turbojets, after all), > nasty flying characteristics, and way too many landing accidents. > > The B-52 was much better, although the Tupolev Bear outperforms it in > most areas. > > Peter > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
