Timeline for Is this a wing-tip device on the A-10 "Warthog"?
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| Oct 26, 2015 at 16:37 | history | edited | FreeMan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 26, 2015 at 15:18 | history | edited | ROIMaison | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 25, 2015 at 18:29 | comment | added | mr2day | Commercial jets have very different needs. They fly high and have to be very fuel efficient. They have a low wing, which by default has an anhedral effect, and raised wingtips annihilate that and make the plane neutral, that's why they have good aileron authority. The situation of the commercial jets is more complex. their wings are aerodynamically very elaborate, with a lot of slates, flaps, spoilers etc that can change the configuration of the wing for every needed speed and attitude. So it's not fair to compare such complicated monsters with simpler wings. | |
| Oct 24, 2015 at 2:48 | comment | added | DrZ214 | Can you post a picture of your RC plane? Or at least tell us it's basic shape? Are the wings high-aspect ratio rectangles like the A-10? I'm interested because there are plenty of raised wingtips on modern large commercial jets, which have swept wings around 30 degrees. Never heard of any poor handling characteristics this incurs at low speed low altitude, so it could be the swept wings. | |
| Oct 23, 2015 at 13:00 | comment | added | FreeMan | Indeed! Excellent answer with practical experience that directly applies to the A10's flight profile. | |
| Oct 23, 2015 at 10:08 | comment | added | ROIMaison | Interesting answer from another perspective, welcome to Aviation.SE :) | |
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| Oct 23, 2015 at 9:08 | history | answered | mr2day | CC BY-SA 3.0 |