Thursday, April 18, 2024

Horton Flying Wing

 


4 comments:

  1. It looks like someone went through a lot of trouble to prove "well, that didn't work"!

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  2. Looks overstabilized in roll and pitch and understabilized in yaw. Do those wing tips extend out during flight like an early attempt at variable geometry?

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  3. https://np.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/5ak9bv/1954_horton_aircraft_showing_several_futuristic/
    Best info I could find.

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  4. Another one of those flying wings at that time. "If it goes fast enough it'll fly"

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