Read the forum code of contact Pagination « First ‹ Previous 1 2 Member for 15 years 2 months Posts: 2,619 Send private message By: topspeed - 29th September 2018 at 15:32 Permalink I wonder if the delta wing plane in general is better configuration than a customary main wing + tail feathers ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTEvT-SV6Y0 New Member for 6 years 2 months Posts: 550 By: St. John - 29th September 2018 at 16:29 Permalink The pure delta was the Vulcan B1, the modified delta was the B2. New Member for 15 years 2 months Posts: 2,619 Send private message By: topspeed - 30th September 2018 at 08:19 Permalink Yes indeed...I was wondering about that. The wetted aspect ratio is superior in a delta like that. New Member for 15 years 2 months Posts: 2,619 Send private message By: topspeed - 30th September 2018 at 08:41 Permalink Pure delta was original...last was C2: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Comparison_of_Vulcan_Planforms.jpg New Member for 6 years 2 months Posts: 550 By: St. John - 30th September 2018 at 09:43 Permalink The wing modifications was one of the factors that extended the range going from B1 to B2. New Member for 15 years 2 months Posts: 2,619 Send private message By: topspeed - 30th September 2018 at 13:45 Permalink Also the later model rudder looks smaller ?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTEvT-SV6Y0 New Pagination « First ‹ Previous 1 2 Sign in to post a reply
Member for 15 years 2 months Posts: 2,619 Send private message By: topspeed - 29th September 2018 at 15:32 Permalink I wonder if the delta wing plane in general is better configuration than a customary main wing + tail feathers ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTEvT-SV6Y0 New
Member for 6 years 2 months Posts: 550 By: St. John - 29th September 2018 at 16:29 Permalink The pure delta was the Vulcan B1, the modified delta was the B2. New
Member for 15 years 2 months Posts: 2,619 Send private message By: topspeed - 30th September 2018 at 08:19 Permalink Yes indeed...I was wondering about that. The wetted aspect ratio is superior in a delta like that. New
Member for 15 years 2 months Posts: 2,619 Send private message By: topspeed - 30th September 2018 at 08:41 Permalink Pure delta was original...last was C2: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Comparison_of_Vulcan_Planforms.jpg New
Member for 6 years 2 months Posts: 550 By: St. John - 30th September 2018 at 09:43 Permalink The wing modifications was one of the factors that extended the range going from B1 to B2. New
Member for 15 years 2 months Posts: 2,619 Send private message By: topspeed - 30th September 2018 at 13:45 Permalink Also the later model rudder looks smaller ?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTEvT-SV6Y0 New
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By: topspeed - 29th September 2018 at 15:32 Permalink
I wonder if the delta wing plane in general is better configuration than a customary main wing + tail feathers ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTEvT-SV6Y0
Posts: 550
By: St. John - 29th September 2018 at 16:29 Permalink
The pure delta was the Vulcan B1, the modified delta was the B2.
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By: topspeed - 30th September 2018 at 08:19 Permalink
Yes indeed...I was wondering about that. The wetted aspect ratio is superior in a delta like that.
Posts: 2,619
By: topspeed - 30th September 2018 at 08:41 Permalink
Pure delta was original...last was C2: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Comparison_of_Vulcan_Planforms.jpg
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By: St. John - 30th September 2018 at 09:43 Permalink
The wing modifications was one of the factors that extended the range going from B1 to B2.
Posts: 2,619
By: topspeed - 30th September 2018 at 13:45 Permalink
Also the later model rudder looks smaller ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTEvT-SV6Y0