Timeline for Other than a swing wing, what types of variable geometry have flown?
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| Jun 3, 2021 at 0:23 | comment | added | Vikki | Please provide the sources of your images. | |
| Oct 3, 2019 at 21:53 | history | edited | Vikki | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Fixing ye spellinge.
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| Aug 1, 2019 at 3:39 | vote | accept | Adam | ||
| Jul 27, 2019 at 7:19 | comment | added | tj1000 | The single piece elevator was actually the key to going supersonic and maintaining stability. The supersonic shock wave would render the conventional hinged elevator ineffective. Discovered by Yeager and Ridley, by manipulating the variable incidence fixed portion of the elevator on the X1, and finding that elevator effectiveness was maintained in the transonic speed range. This morphed into a single piece elevator, the 'flying tail'. Not an issue on delta wings, because the shock wave isn't near the balance portion of the elevons. | |
| Jul 26, 2019 at 5:33 | history | edited | DrZ214 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 26, 2019 at 2:02 | comment | added | Koyovis | Great collection, showing that actually all aircraft have variable geometry. | |
| Jul 25, 2019 at 13:52 | history | edited | DrZ214 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 25, 2019 at 12:15 | history | edited | DrZ214 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 25, 2019 at 3:37 | history | answered | DrZ214 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |