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According to Wikipedia: The expected gains in weight and drag reduction may be partially or wholly negated due to design compromises needed to provide stability
by mrduncan 17y ago
According to Wikipedia: The expected gains in weight and drag reduction may be partially or wholly negated due to design compromises needed to provide stability and control. Alternatively, and more commonly, a flying wing type may suffer from stability and control problems. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_wing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_wing
- DannoHung 17y agoNow that Thrust Vectoring (OWNS THE SKIES! THIS THING TURNS ON A DIME, MACROSS ZERO STYLE!) is more common we should see an upsurge in new aircraft designs that are of a flying wing style then, right?
- raquo 17y agoWell, sort of. They're now called "Blended wing" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blended_wing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blended_wing