The Aviation Thread [Contains Lots of Awesome Pictures]

Does anyone have any idea how I could do a reasonable estimate of drag for an aircraft design?

I'm trying to settle down on an airfoil configuration atm (sweep angle, high-lift devices set-up, etc)
 
Reminds me more of the Focke Wulf TA-183.

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What the hell is that thing anyway Blind?
 
Apparently they wern't too bad to fly, but had lots of trouble docking with the B-36 after flying due to how damn sensitive it was to turbulence.

Whappeh said:
Its been supercharged by NASA engineers to go into space.
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Nah, that tug has scramjets on it.
 
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Labcoatguy said:
That is my favorite museum in the world...ever. I could go there once a month and not get bored of it.
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If you're ever in Ohio I very highly recommend a stop here. You won't regret it. A better admission price than the Smithsonian as well. :cool:
 
nsx_23 said:
Does anyone have any idea how I could do a reasonable estimate of drag for an aircraft design?

I'm trying to settle down on an airfoil configuration atm (sweep angle, high-lift devices set-up, etc)
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Don't they teach you this stuff in advance?! :p :blink:
 
nsx_23 said:
Does anyone have any idea how I could do a reasonable estimate of drag for an aircraft design?

I'm trying to settle down on an airfoil configuration atm (sweep angle, high-lift devices set-up, etc)
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I think that this book has some pretty good info on the subject, specifically estimation from historical standars. If you are doing the 120% LearJet it may just be perfect. Perfect if you have endless money. Otherwise, t-t-torrent an older edition?
 
KaJuN said:
If you're ever in Ohio I very highly recommend a stop here. You won't regret it. A better admission price than the Smithsonian as well. :cool:
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Mark my words, I WILL visit that place. I need to take a road trip to Chicago at some point, and that's right along the way.
 
WillDAQ said:
Don't they teach you this stuff in advance?! :p :blink:
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This is uni. Since when did they teach you how to do things that you need to know for an assignment? :lol:
 
Labcoatguy said:
That is my favorite museum in the world...ever. I could go there once a month and not get bored of it.
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I went there last month and spent half the day just staring at everything.

Pure awesome. Though I hope they replace the Enterprise with a real shuttle when one comes available, it looks really fake.
 
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Fairchild C-119 "Flying Boxcar"

https://pic.armedcats.net/l/lu/lupin_iv/2009/08/26/C-119(021001-O-9999G-016).jpg


Fairchild XC-120 "Packplane"

https://pic.armedcats.net/l/lu/lupin_iv/2009/08/26/4376916_a1c0644675_o.jpg

https://pic.armedcats.net/l/lu/lupin_iv/2009/08/26/Fairchild_XC-120packplane2.jpg

https://pic.armedcats.net/l/lu/lupin_iv/2009/08/26/Fairchild-C120.jpg
 
what angle, they're straight, the camera is bent
 
KaJuN said:
If you're ever in Ohio I very highly recommend a stop here. You won't regret it. A better admission price than the Smithsonian as well. :cool:
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Eh, the downtown Smithsonian is free, the only reason you have to pay for the Dulles annex is because it's on airport grounds and the airport has an exclusive contract with a parking company that says they get moneyzses for all on-grounds parking. If they dropped the parking lot on the other side of the highway and put up a footbridge I certainly would not mind.

And yes, the USAF Museum is the shit.
 
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