Originally Posted by Abbey Road
(Post 9929270)
Okay. I reckon the stall speed will be relatively high for an aircraft of this size and weight ...... unless they do something remarkable with the wing profile.
I'm sure we have some Spitfire expertise here, such as Danny42C, who could comment on stall characteritics with an elliptical wing. |
B/A ratio guesses anyone?
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From what I recall, an elliptical wing gives optimum lift distribution with significant benefits with regard to lift dependent drag. Also the effective AoA is constant across the span.
A bit of a bugger to construct though. The efficiency of the Spitfire wing was all very fine, but it meant that the tapered wing Bf 109, though marginally less efficient, could be built far more quickly. Swift? Not a very happy name for a military aeroplane in its earlier incarnation! |
I wouldn't of thought so as it's plastic.
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Drag an old-ish thread back to life....
Latest plans for what is left of the Coltishall domestic site Former RAF Coltishall officers? mess to go under the hammer Latest Norfolk and Suffolk News - Eastern Daily Press |
Flew an ex-employer (property/carehome developer) into this very site over 10-years ago. Wasn’t viable then so interesting to see it back on the market. Whilst we concentrated in ‘The North’ (eg RAF Middleton St George Officers’ Mess is now an award-winning carehome ) Maybe it could double as the Solar Panel Controller’s house? |
RAF Middleton St George Officers’ Mess is now an award-winning carehome |
….because the Spitfire's elliptical wing was intended to allow (relatively) high Mach numbers Elliptical lift distribution offers constant downwash across the span and hence low induced drag. BEagle is correct . ...with RTR (redacted thrust reheat) I have 1850 hours on the aeroplane. |
Mitchell wanted a fast aeroplane but I dont think he ever thought about Mach numbers
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If I was to offer an educated guess I would say the project is funded by govenment research grants and may get as far as flying but will fail to make it into production............ regrettably. |
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