To: Yo-Yo
I just noticed those too. They are huge for antennas. I’m assuming that there were lateral stability issues and they got added to the design. They may also be there to create shock waves or rather make the overall supersonic flow less chaotic.
Really just guessing though.
15 posted on
09/16/2008 5:26:14 AM PDT by
SampleMan
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To: SampleMan
Vortex generators, is my guess. Enhances lift by disturbing the laminar flow over the wing
17 posted on
09/16/2008 6:44:55 AM PDT by
Robe
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