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Old 18th Oct 2017, 15:24
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Abbey Road
 
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Originally Posted by MPN11
Is it me, or is the wing a little bit "Spitfire"?
No, it isn't just you! That certainly looks very elliptical. Which makes no sense, because the Spitfire's elliptical wing was intended to allow (relatively) high Mach numbers, something this aircraft will have no need of. Additionally, an elliptical wing is difficult and expensive to produce - all those curves require lots of compound curves in the surfaces.

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