FLYlNG WING GEOMETRY

Authors

  • Reimar Horten

Keywords:

Aerodynamics, Structures, Design

Abstract

In 1910, the German aircraft builder Hugo Junkers filed Patent #2l3 788, which predicted that the flying wing would be the final solution to aircraft developmen. This document known as the "Volume-patent" suggested that the wings should provide space for not only the engines and their fuel, but also for payload and crew! It is regettable that this theory has not yet been proven, since no suitable machine has been built or flown for the last 20 years. As new areas of knowledge opens up, it is very important that each new discovery be confirmed by practical tests.

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (1990)

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