Timeline for Why are delta wings not commonly used in commercial airliners?
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| Feb 13, 2016 at 16:35 | comment | added | sdenham | (Originally posted (incorrectly) as an answer): Some historical trivia: an airliner conversion of the Avro Vulcan, with a larger fuselage, was considered in the early 1950s. I have seen it referred to as the Avro 700 or 722 Atlantic. And the video of Roly Falk barrel-rolling a Vulcan at the 1955 Farnborough air show is worth a look: youtube.com/watch?v=GPuTgcrA2Zs | |
| Oct 23, 2015 at 22:00 | history | edited | FreeMan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 22, 2014 at 9:23 | comment | added | shortstheory | @abelenky: speed is good (to an extent). Aircraft have an optimal cruise speed, and cruising below that is inefficient. | |
| May 22, 2014 at 4:18 | comment | added | Karthick | @ Shortstheory & @ abelenky thanks for the information | |
| May 21, 2014 at 19:14 | comment | added | abelenky | Similarly, speed is not an important characteristic for a commercial airliner. The main focus is on efficiency. Airliners today actually fly slower than they did a decade or more ago. But they are more fuel efficient, and therefore cost less to operate and more profitable. | |
| May 21, 2014 at 19:12 | comment | added | abelenky | Having High Maneuverability is not a good characteristic for a commercial airliner, as maneuverability and stability are competing interests. Airliners want stability, and do not need maneuverability as they generally don't bank more than a few degrees, and make large, gentle, well-planned turns. | |
| May 21, 2014 at 1:49 | vote | accept | Karthick | ||
| May 20, 2014 at 15:12 | answer | added | fooot | timeline score: 9 | |
| S May 20, 2014 at 14:11 | history | edited | Jae Carr | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| S May 20, 2014 at 14:11 | history | suggested | shortstheory | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 20, 2014 at 12:28 | answer | added | Peter Kämpf | timeline score: 13 | |
| May 20, 2014 at 12:12 | history | edited | Peter Kämpf | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 20, 2014 at 4:18 | answer | added | shortstheory | timeline score: 21 | |
| May 20, 2014 at 4:18 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackAviation/status/468606553717628929 | ||
| May 20, 2014 at 3:47 | comment | added | shortstheory | delta wings aren't really optimal for subsonic performance, and most commercial jets don't need amazing manoeuvrability | |
| May 20, 2014 at 3:25 | history | edited | Karthick | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 20, 2014 at 3:14 | history | asked | Karthick | CC BY-SA 3.0 |