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Title: Flapless aircraft
Post by: DD1975 on January 29, 2012, 21:53:00 PM

Came across this, thought "that's new" and decided to post :)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11431662 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11431662)

DD

Title: Re: Flapless aircraft
Post by: Freddy on January 30, 2012, 12:57:57 PM

Too technical for the BBC to call them ailerons ? Interesting though thanks :)

Title: Re: Flapless aircraft
Post by: GT40 on January 30, 2012, 17:55:45 PM

It reminds me of the Northrop flying wing.

BTW glad to read you say "ailerons" in English. :D

Title: Re: Flapless aircraft
Post by: DD1975 on January 30, 2012, 18:51:21 PM

Just as a reference (and yes invested by the British!!)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blown_flap (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blown_flap)

So of course you are quite correct the BBC have got that one very wrong:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailerons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailerons)

Title: Re: Flapless aircraft
Post by: Snowcrash on January 31, 2012, 17:52:46 PM

The craft does appear to be aileron-less (steering) and flap-less (take off/landing aid) and rudder-less (another flappy bit).

The articles seems to be trying to dumb down but have got it wrong instead.

Datahopa

Heavens Above => Aviation => Topic started by: DD1975 on January 29, 2012, 21:53:00 PM