Hi, RG:RG Rhodes wrote:Another real stunner is the Horten bros. Ho VI flying wing
sailplane with a span of nearly 80 ft. There is a nice photo of one
in flight at www.nurflugel.com. There are good photos of some of
their other planes, too. If you haven't seen this site, you'll want to
check it out.
RG
Now, you're in my territory!
The HO-VI was a tremendous leap forward in aero technology. Only thing is, it needed a similar breakthrough in structural tech, at the same time.
They had to develop a way to break through the speed for onset of flutter.
That's a poor substitute for adequate structural stiffness--but it's all they had.
The same problem occurred when the Braunschweig Akaflieg developed the SB-13 FW project in the 1980's. They solved it with a combination of materials development/application, and an engineering breakthrough.
If anybody's interested I can provide links to the SB-13 history.
Bill H.
Acoustic Propulsion Concepts
".......some day soon we'll be flying airplanes powered by pulsejets."