Tailless aircraft constructed by Short Brothers and Harland, Belfast; all moving wing tip control surface is used in place of conventional trailing edge surfaces normally serving as elevents; it is intended for investigating behavior at low speeds of "Aero-isoclinic" wing which retains constant angle of incidence at wing tips under bending loads, and is particularly suitable for military aircraft for long range flights at high altitude, yet able to maneuver at high speed at low altitude. (see also Aeroplane v 85 n 2213 Dec 18 1953 p 843-6; Engineer v 196 n 5109 Dec 25 1953 p 844-5; Aircraft Eng v 26 n 299 Jan 1954 p 18-20)
"Sherpa" research aircraft
Engineering
Engineering ; 176 , n 4585
1953
Article (Journal)
English
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