The adaptation of the aircraft form to the use of variable sweep wings is treated. The use of variable sweep wings results in a possible increase of the aerodynamic lift for takeoff and landing, and a simultaneous optimization of the maximum flight range at all speeds, and hence in a substantial improvement of the payload-range characteristics. Variable sweep wings also allow an improved maneuverability at low speed and a remarkable flight comfort. Although variable sweep wings are heavier, the aircraft can be smaller and more efficient.
Variable Pfeilung des Fluegels (Variable Sweep Wings)
1987
6 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft with variable-sweep wings
Engineering Index Backfile | 1965
|Aircraft with Variable-Sweep Wings
Emerald Group Publishing | 1965
|Structural Considerations for Variable Sweep Wings
SAE Technical Papers | 1967
|Mechanical Aspects of Variable Sweep Wings
SAE Technical Papers | 1967
|Mechanical aspects of variable sweep wings
Engineering Index Backfile | 1967
|