X-65
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wrote on 17 May 2023, 18:53 last edited by
No control surfaces...
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wrote on 17 May 2023, 19:14 last edited by
Back to the Wright Brothers.
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wrote on 17 May 2023, 19:44 last edited by
Orvlle didn't have a computer.
Or DARPA's budget....
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wrote on 17 May 2023, 19:55 last edited by
Don't really need the traditional wing look then, no? Could just be a fridge with lots of little air blast jets or something?
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wrote on 17 May 2023, 21:39 last edited by
Orville and Wilbur succeded because a new process to smelt aluminum meant that aluminum became cheap, rather than more valuable than gold. They were able to use the metal in their engine to save weight, while still producing enough horsepower.
The Soviets produced some great airplanes, using titanium. Far ahead of the West at one point . They did that because they had the most sophisticated titanium welding process, because they have a butt load of titanium ore, and they thought they might as well use it .
Sometimes, man, material and technology all can meet in one machine.