Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

The 747 was built with extra swept back wings to avoid such problems.


6 posted on 09/01/2007 7:54:24 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: Moonman62
"The 747 was built with extra swept back wings to avoid such problems."

Actually, the 747 was designed with highly swept back wings so it could fly faster than existing jetliners of the time

29 posted on 09/01/2007 10:37:07 AM PDT by magellan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson