On Sun, 30 Dec 2001, Tord S Eriksson wrote: > The nose wing on the Viggen works very well at high angles of attack, > making it a routine manouvre to land on runways as short as a flight > deck of a carrier, using vortex lift and the powerful engine to maximum > benefit.
Engine issues aside, doesn't its high angle of attack for short approaches sound a lot like a sailplane? > Also in turning flight it comes into its own, while flying at low > Cls (= high speed) it is more of a hindrance than a boost. At supersonic > speed, when the centre of lift is at roughly 50& mean chord, it would > be better to have a swing-wing nose wing, that tucks away, > like the Milan, an experimental Mirage III variant. That's pretty cool. But, as I understand it, model sailplanes have barely reached Mach .3. -J RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
