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Having motors along the whole trailing edge of the wing surely kills the glide ratio of this, right? Losing power on one side seems like an even more frighteni
by runlevel1 4y ago
Having motors along the whole trailing edge of the wing surely kills the glide ratio of this, right?
Losing power on one side seems like an even more frightening prospect. Even if the motors were somehow allowed to freely windmill, that's a lot of surface area for drag.
At the very least, it must have some unusual aerodynamic properties.
- melony 4y agoWhy is the airflow so turbulent over the trailing edge? Is it even considered a full transition?
- rklaehn 4y ago> Having motors along the whole trailing edge of the wing surely kills the glide ratio of this, right? The motors are running at reduced thrust and changed geometry during all parts of the flight. Regarding power loss: Last time I read about it in more detail, the impellers were organised in groups of 3, and you could lose one such module anywhere on the plane, even on the front canards, without issues. On the wings you could probably lose several. If you lose all electricity everywhere that would be a bad day, but the same is true for a modern airliner with fly by wire controls.
- nradov 4y agoModern airliners are equipped with ram air turbines to provide electrical power for critical systems even if they lose all engines and the APU.