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The pilot says he noticed he doesn't have a wing after already landing... so he most likely didn't feel the difference at all! Perhaps it shows the flaw in des
by joering2 11y ago
The pilot says he noticed he doesn't have a wing after already landing... so he most likely didn't feel the difference at all!
Perhaps it shows the flaw in design... that no wings are needed at all /joke
- Zikes 11y agoThat's not terribly different from a rocket in concept, is it?
- akhilcacharya 11y agoAnd a lifting body, of course.
- cperciva 11y agono wings are needed at all In fact, if you watch the video this is the conclusion the engineers reached -- at sufficiently high airspeed, the F15's wide body makes the wings unnecessary.
- PhantomGremlin 11y agohe most likely didn't feel the difference at all! He knew that something was wrong, because he crossed the runway threshold at 250 - 260 knots, rather than the typical 130 knots. He wouldn't have gone that fast just for grins, but because that's what he needed to do to keep stable and airborne. That's a big difference.