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Evening everyone (and morning to Graeme!). I have an early start tomorrow and will be away for much of the day so I may not be able to respond until tomorrow evening.......Ken
It's a jet. I am off.
I don't mind jets, but this is "funny" by having swept tailplane with unswept wing, like the old Jet Commander. Does not look really American. More like German. Or a skinny, low winged Jet Commander.
"but this is "funny" by having swept tailplane with unswept wing"
Ah So Glasshopper,
Unswept wing eliminates tip stall pitch-up problem but decreases MCRIT.
Swept tail increases longitudinal stability moment arm.
Blah, blah, blah........off to bed soon.....
Ah So Glasshopper,
Unswept wing eliminates tip stall pitch-up problem but decreases MCRIT.
Swept tail increases longitudinal stability moment arm.
Blah, blah, blah........off to bed soon.....
Just spent a couple of hours with NASA's paper on the subject. Fun! The unswept wing will have a larger CLmax too. On my swept wing tail less RC-models I normally reduce the sweep at the tip to prevent tip stall and pitch up. Haven't seen this plane before. Won't be long before I'll hit the hay.
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Evening everyone...I see you have been speculating!
Catching up, the only guess is from RR, and no, its not an Aerostar 800 (whatever that is!). If thats a Ted Smith project then see my response to EvansB.
ExecJets with straight wings/swept tail....plenty around including the worlds most popular, the Cessna CitationJet range (the T tails ones).
Anyhow, so far, EvansB has been the closest....but its not a Ted Smith project...but there is a connection.
Catching up, the only guess is from RR, and no, its not an Aerostar 800 (whatever that is!). If thats a Ted Smith project then see my response to EvansB.
ExecJets with straight wings/swept tail....plenty around including the worlds most popular, the Cessna CitationJet range (the T tails ones).
Anyhow, so far, EvansB has been the closest....but its not a Ted Smith project...but there is a connection.
An IAI-project?
LM. Normally fly at Re-numbers 80 000 - 400 000, but the speedy things will come above 3 000 000.
LM. Normally fly at Re-numbers 80 000 - 400 000, but the speedy things will come above 3 000 000.
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Sablatnic...not an IAI project
RR....not the Aerostar/Foxjet FJ100
Just to assist, as previously advised there is a tenuous link with Ted Smith. To take that further that link is with the Ted Smith Aerostar aircraft, as opposed to Foxjet models.
This is a US designed project which never made it beyond the planning stage.
RR....not the Aerostar/Foxjet FJ100
Just to assist, as previously advised there is a tenuous link with Ted Smith. To take that further that link is with the Ted Smith Aerostar aircraft, as opposed to Foxjet models.
This is a US designed project which never made it beyond the planning stage.
