In 1992 Mr. Waibel presented interesting results from simple experiments on winglets. This paper shows the results of numerical studies which were conducted to apply his findings to the winglets of tailless models.
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Most modern
high performance flying wing aircraft with nearly elliptical lift distributions
have vertical wing tip extensions, called winglets. Flying wings which
use the bell shaped Horten lift distribution usually have no need for vertical
fins.
In 1992 Mr. Waibel presented interesting results from simple experiments on winglets. This paper shows the results of numerical studies which were conducted to apply his findings to the winglets of tailless models. |
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This is the spar joint for a Mitchell U-2 being built by Michael Peer. His website is a series of pictures and brief descriptions of his progress so far in building the main spars. He also has a section on choosing an engine. In all of this he is always asking questions about the best way to do something and could use everyone's help. Stop by and see his progress. |
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This was the final design of the Gotha Go P.60 series, the P.60C nightfighter. There seems to be some confusion as to which engines were to be installed, two HeS 011 or two BMW 003 turbojets. The fuselage was lengthened again, to accommodate the installation of a radar set and its "Morgenstern" (Morningstar) antenna. Armament was to be four MK 108 30mm cannon. The end of the war prevented further development. See Dan Johnson's home page for more aircraft. |
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This appears to be a site originating out of Japan that contains a large collection of Northrop pictures covering all the aircraft from the N-1 to the B-2. Some of the pictures may be large in both file and presentation size, so you may want to experiment a little before rummaging around too much. |
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On June 25, 1946, his XB-35 Flying Wing bomber lifted majestically from the run way of the Northrop Aircraft Co. and made its maiden flight to Edwards AFB (then Muroc Army Air Field). In this photo, taken from the escorting P-61, the XB-35's eight contra-rotating propellers are seen to advantage. Four Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major engines each drove a pair of four-bladed propellers rotating in opposite directions by means of an extension shaft and specialized gear box. For the YB-49 story, click here. For another historical perspective by Charles McGrewclick here. |
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There are several pictures here of the Burgess-Dunne airplane. We hope they give you a pretty good idea of what has been involved in building this replica. In September 2000 a special outdoor display of the finished plane was done. Several pictures of that event have been put here and you can find them all together labelled "Sept 2000 Display". |
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This web site is dedicated to the Messerschmitt Me 163B Komet, the only operational rocket- powered aircraft of the second world war. Its spectacular performance (both speed and climb rate) and dangers (because of the highly explosive rocket fuels) make it a fascinating piece of aviation history. |
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The aim of this site is to try to keep track of preserved Axis aircraft and projects aiming at preserving and restoring Axis aircraft. Currently this site contains over 1200 entries and more than 600 photos. Any corrections, additions, updates and photos would be greatly appreciated. This site is the fine result of the many contributions made by people from all over the world! |
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Sponsored by the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, under the NASA Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology (ERAST) program, the full-scale Centurion is designed by AeroVironment, Inc., Monrovia, California. This vehicle is a solar-powered craft designed to reach one of the goals of the ERAST program; to fly a payload of scientific data-gathering instruments for up to two hours at an ultra-high altitude of 100,000 feet. (See bottom of this page for Pathfinder page.) |
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This site is not run for
profit. It is purely a volunteer effort to put quality content on the web
for the aviation and R/C communities
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THE JET GENESIS: This is an example of one of the aircraft in this library of jet aircarft. Two experimental aircraft of this type were built shortly after World War II for experiments into the use of tailless aircraft. One of the aircraft went out of control during a test flight in May 1949. The remaining A.W. 52 continued with the experiments; however, the tailless formula never caught on due to mistrust of the configuration. |
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Link to Aviation Week and Space Technology's electronic magazine that probably changes from time to time. This looks like a good one to bookmark on your browser and check it every so often. |
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The Future Aircraft Technology Enhancements (FATE) Program was sponsored by Wright Laboratory (WL) FI in Dayton, Ohio. A subset of the national Fixed Wing Vehicle (FWV) Program, FATE was performed to “develop revolutionary technologies that will become the foundation for next generation warfighters.” (Click the icon for this part of a slide presentation that covers the benefits of tailless configuration technologies. Click here to go to the start of the slide program for other subject areas of interest.) |
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Preface: This text was developed for a course in applied aerodynamics at Stanford University. The first year graduate course includes topics ranging from a review of the basic, governing equations of fluid flow to practical issues related to airfoil and wing design. This digital text is intended to supplement a more conventional textbook in applied aerodynamics. The material has been composed based on lecture notes over the last few years and is continually under development, so your comments and suggestions are helpful. Clicking on the icon takes you to the tailless section. Clicking here will take you to the basic document. |
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The College of Aeronautics is currently placing itself at the cutting edge of aircraft design technology and is committed to the evaluation of new configurations and concepts through the acquisition of knowledge, the development of design tools and experimental studies. (Also see Boeing's BWB program by clicking here.) |
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Welcome
to the pages of this site. Here we will introduce you to some rather unusual
flying machines, the "flying wings" created by Charles Fauvel. This design
formula, applied to light airplanes and gliders, has the peculiarity of
using the wing both for lift and for stability, unlike the more conventional
machines equipped with a horizontal empennage.
For the moment our site is in French only. It will be tran- slated into English as soon as possible. Meanwhile, you can use one of the automatic translators available on the Internet, but the result are sometimes strange...or funny ! (Site of Christophe Bordeaux) |
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PUL-10 - One of the last designs by Reimar Horten currently under development testing by the team of Bernhard Mattlener and Reinhold Stadler in Germany. For more on this interesting design and all the technical data try the Nurflugel.com page provided the Douglas Bullard. |
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Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum's Paul Garber facility. This site was visited by Doug Bullard while returning from the 1997 Flyng Wing Symposium held at the National Soaring Museum at Harris Hill, New York. He took an extensive collection of pictures covering the many restoration projects in progress or waiting their turn. To see this fabulous collection go to Nurflugel.com. |
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There are two portions to this site that are applicable to the flying wing
community. The first covers the story of Glen Edwards (Edwards AFB's
namesake), including his test flying of the Northrop XB-49 flying wings,
as noted in Glen Edwards:
The Diary of a Bomber Pilot which has been published by Smithsonian
Institution Press, written by Dan Ford.
The second part of of this site covers a historical outline of the works of Reimar Horten and his brother Walter. As you roam around this site you will also come across many of the other books and articles written by Dan Ford covering other aspects aviation history. |
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Arthur Sack, who dreamed of a circular-winged aircraft, entered his AS-1 model, but unfortunately, it had to be launched by hand and had poor flying characteristics. Ernst Udet, who was at the time Germany's Air Minister, encouraged Arthur Sack to go on with his research. Sack built four additional models of increasing size, culminating with his first manned aircraft, the Sack AS-6. The AS-6 was constructed at the Mitteldeutsche Motorwerke company, with the final assembly taking place at the Flugplatz-Werkstatt workshops at the Brandis air base in early 1944. (This page also includes several pictures of the actual aircraft.) |
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Dr. Alexander Lippisch designed this ramjet powered interceptor in late 1944, much of the research coming from his work on the DM-1 test glider. The wings were sharply swept back at 60 degrees, and there was a single large fin and rudder in which the cockpit was located. The ramjet was fed by a circular intake that protruded from the nose, and exhausted beneath the vertical fin at the rear. |
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Performance
Analysis of the "Horten IV" Flying Wing, By Dezso Gyorgy-Falvy,
presented at the 8th O.S.T.I.V. Congress Organisation Scientifique et Technique
Internationale, Cologne, Germany, June 1960, Aerophysics Department, Mississippi
State University
As a part of the sailplane research program conducted by the Aerophysics Department of Mississippi State University, an investigation was projected into flying wing sailplanes, and a Horten IV was chosen for that purpose as the most advanced design of its class. For the entire paper see: gj.net/~nmasters/H-IV-report.html |
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This page
is a display of Huib
Ottens' collection of aviation books and also focusses on flying wings
and other interesting aircraft. This page serves his interest in aviation
history and with this page he hopes to share the informa- tion he has collected.
This page carries no political statement but he is aware that some people
may be offended by subjects and/or titles displayed (it is assumed this
is due to the materials reflecting WW II era events and aircraft).
In the future I will add a listing of Flying Wing references I have collected over the years. |
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CLOUD
BASE - This is a site for hang gliders and micro lights like the Monarch
and Carbon Dragon.
Parts of these pages are in foreign languages, but much of it is in English and contains many excellent pictures of tailless hang gliders and para gliders. It looks like fun just to roam around the various sections and view the spectacular scenery over which these enthusiasts fly. |
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THE ROHR
TWO-l75 (l974), by F. Marc de Piolenc
This article appeared in its original form in the TWITT Newsletter. In 1974, Rohr Chairman Burt Raynes resolved to move Rohr into the light airplane market. In order to succeed, Rohr had to offer a product so undeniably superior to its competition that prospective buyers and dealers could not resist it. Raynes summoned Walt Mooney and told him to come up with a quantum leap in light aircraft technology. It must have better performance, greater safety, accessibility and comfort, greater economy and lower production cost than any competitor. Picture #1, Picture #2, Picture #3 Updated link of: www89.pair.com/techinfo/MassFlow/2_175.htm |
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Through this site, Eduardo
wants
to offer you some three view drawings in bitmap format of some popular
and other not so popular airplanes for your own use such as making your
own plans for flying models particularly or any other use.
He knows these drawings are somewhat simple and the lines are kind of serrated rather than continuous, but this is bit map format and helps him transfer them faster. You will have to print them, enlarge them and transfer them by pencil to improve them. This is the best he can do for the time being. Photographs for these airplanes you can easily get by browsing in search engines seeking for the plane designation or name or make such as: (F-16 or F16) near (photo or drawing or picture or gif or jpg), or going through the links down at the end of his page. So far he has about 196 3-views in his collection and is always looking for more, so if you have something you can transfer to him, he's sure to appreciate it. |
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Like many others, I am an avid collector of information on aircraft, built and unbuilt; I have decided to try my hand at producing a journal covering the topic of unbuilt aircraft projects. Over the years, I have accumulated a sizable collection of documents, ranging from magazine and journal articles, to government reports, to company papers, to brochures and patents and beyond. I have enough material to base a magazine upon for years to come. So, here is my idea: "Aerospace Projects Review" will be issued about six times per year. Each issue will be twenty or more pages long; contents will typically have two or three sizable articles on separate topics, with smaller articles filling up the rest. Of paramount importance is the design infor- mation... dimensions, performance and above all layout drawings in as great detail as available. This will be the sort of information of greatest interest to model makers, artists and those interested in aircraft design and evolution. Click here for e-mail inquiries. |
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JIM MARSKE now has a web site for his products (other than Genesis).
This site includes most anything you want to know about the Pioneer and Monarch sailplanes and how to get kits. There is also a lot of information about his recent workshops and probably when the next one will be held. These appear to have been very popular workshops, lasting from 1 to 3 days, covering subjects you can use to build your Marske design or other favorate project. |
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Pathfinder, designed and built by AeroVironment Inc., Monrovia, Calif., is a lightweight, remotely piloted, solar powered aircraft weighing less than 600 pounds. The upper surface of the aircraft's 100- foot wing is covered almost completely by thin solar powered panels, which collect sunlight. Pathfinder converts energy from the sun into electricity, which turns six small motors with propellers. Slowing down or speeding up these individual propellers allows Pathfinder to make turns, since it does not have the control surfaces of typical aircraft See the follow-on project, Centurion. |
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