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Questions about the different choices that aircraft designers (typically aerospace engineers) make in order to create an aircraft.
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Other than a swing wing, what types of variable geometry have flown?
In addition to types already mentioned by other answers:
Tiltwing
Was used to allow VTOL operations by tilting the entire wing, as can be seen on the Hiller X-18. The concept was never used outside …
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What type is this aircraft with "inverted" wings?
Looks like it could be a An-74 from CAVOK Air based on the paint scheme. There appears to be some in non-military ownership, but for this airplane it's difficult to say who owns it due to the low reso …
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Why don't modern fighter aircraft hide their engine exhaust?
The heat-seeking missiles of the time when the F-4 entered service were fairly limited compared to newer designs, and had to be targeted at an angle where they had a good view of the tailpipe of an ai …
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Why aren’t there Seaplane AWACS?
Most of the current AWACS models are either based on civilian aircraft (E-3, E-7), or have been adapted to other roles (E-2 -> C-2). The obvious advantages of this is that any R&D costs are spread ove …
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Has there ever been a seaplane with inflatable airbags rather than traditional pontoons?
There was an attempt made during the 1950s to build a sea-plane fighter jet with retractable water skis (the Convair F2Y Sea Dart). The basis for the idea was that supersonic fighters were bigger and …
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In the old days, why didn't aircraft use simpler systems to land on a Carrier?
In addition to what the others have already said, there was no need. There is a balance between the cost of something better and the actual benefits of it, primarily in terms of maintenance required, …
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Was the F4F-1 Wildcat ever built?
According to aviation-history.com the design never left the drawing board.
In 1935, the US Navy ordered the XF4F-1 as a backup to the US Navy’s first monoplane fighter, the F2A-1 Brewster Buffalo. Ho …
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At what point of the design process the manufactures build their first prototype?
There is no definite answer that will fit all manufacturers and projects for the question you're asking.
Simply put, the decision to create a scale model or a first prototype depends on what the goa …
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