NACA tunnel tests do not coincide with claims of inventor; according to tests, plane will fly, but will not hover; control is poor in forward flight, and flow through channel is rough and partially stalled; single engine operation would be impossible, and power-off glide path would be very steep, not at all comparable to today's aircraft.
How good is custer channel wing?
Aviation Week
Aviation Week ; 58 , n 24
1953
Article (Journal)
English
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