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Old 07-16-2011 | 03:14 AM
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Originally Posted by FastDEW
I fly them, I don't design them. But on the Boeing patent, the wings are angled forward..... How does this work at high speed? What is the advantage/disadvantage?
Significant aerodynamic advantages IIRC, but presumably totally unstable in flight... it would require a fly-by-wire system making many adjustments each second to keep it from tumbling. Many modern fighters are also inherently unstable.
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