Why? NASA is experimenting with an F18 right now where the wings twist just like the Wright brothers. No excess turbulence from ailerons deflecting.
Here's the science document report for the math people: http://techreports.larc.nasa.gov/ltrs/PDF/1999/mtg/NASA-99-44spie-gaf.pdf#se arch='F18%20wing%20twist%20NASA' Here's the one I like... http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/AAW/HTML/EC04-0361-16.html Cheers, Don -----Original Message----- From: Bill Swingle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 11:21 AM To: soaring@airage.com; James V. Bacus Subject: Re: [RCSE] Hmm? very interesting The flexible skin issue seems way too complex to be desirable. Who am I? Dr. Selig? Am I going to be redesigning my airfoil in the air? Nope, not interested. OK, now that I've taken such a strong negative stance, what's the motivation for this? What am I missing? Bill Swingle Janesville, CA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
