To: snippy_about_it; SAMWolf; All
Morning Snippy..Sam..all.
WW-2 is an intersting study as aviation goes..so many designs tried....some worked to 12 generation mods..others ...best copy attempt by certain nations.
Russia was able to fudge certain elements from British and U.S. aircraft design....MIG 3 certainly shows this.
Some elements are Similar to the British Spitfire...and U.S. Aircobra.
Moving up to recent times...the U.S. tested a forward wing in the X-29.
Russia startled the aviation world a few years back with SU 47/37 Berkut..their *testbed attempt at a 5th generation fighter.
Shades of "Firefox"....."Gant..can you fly that plane"?
56 posted on
10/01/2003 9:00:31 AM PDT by
Light Speed
(Working on driving slower than Israeli's still)
To: Light Speed
A design that was amazing was the ME-109, designed prewar it was still flying in large numbers at the end of the war.
It was continually upgraded and could still hold it's own by wars end.
64 posted on
10/01/2003 9:13:59 AM PDT by
SAMWolf
(You're so vain I bet you think this tagline's about you...)
To: Light Speed
Those forward wings just don't look right. You say we tested one, do we have any that "work".
122 posted on
10/01/2003 8:06:24 PM PDT by
snippy_about_it
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