Reasons behind choice of crescent wing for Handley Page H.P.80 Victor; comparison of three different designs; Boeing B-47 (straight wings), Vulcan (delta wing with no tail), and Victor; all obtained high critical Mach number with equal success; for range and load carrying ability cresent and podded wings are better; for high altitude, takeoff and landing, manoeuvrability at height and high air speeds, crescent and delta are better than podded wing.


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    Titel :

    Aerodynamics of crescent wing


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Flight


    Beteiligte:
    Lee, G.H. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Flight ; 65 , n 2364


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1954


    Format / Umfang :

    2 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


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