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Old 20th Sep 2015, 10:44
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When I first encountered large swept wing aircraft (VC10) as an RAF technician, I was taught about "swept wing growth". Because of the landing gear geometry and wing plan, in a turn, the wing tip presescribes a larger arc that expected. I wonder if that is still taught to ground handlers.
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