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AK-X swept wing sailplane
On Thu, 19 Jul 2018 09:44:43 +0300, BruceGreeff
wrote: Consequently they turn out engineers with decent practical experience in leading edge manufacture. Not a bad approach - especially considering the direct engagement with peers, and product manufacturers, and academics. These engineers and scientists also get to test their product. Good for focussing the mind. I doubt there is any pressure, expectation or ambition for their experimental design to be a commercial success, Or even necessarily to advance flight performance. It may be primarily about fabrication techniques. This one could well be about controlability... Who knows. Empirically he approach seems to work. The most recent, successful startup in glider manufacture -Jonker Sailplanes uses exactly this model. .... not to mention that ALL German glider designers since 1960 are Akaflieg products, without exception. Guess where the German market domnination came from... Cheers Andreas |
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