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Old 28th Feb 2024, 16:22
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Bravo73
 
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Originally Posted by SplineDrive
they need to play catch up on winged configurations with tilting rotors.
They don't just seem to be going for tilt rotors - they are going full hog with tilt wings.

What would that do to the lift as the aircraft decelerates whilst it converts from aeroplane to helicopter mode?? The angle of attack on the wing would get pretty extreme, pretty quickly.
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