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Re: Raptor, Phantom & Fire!
Very nice. I love the colors in Raptor shot #3.
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Re: Raptor, Phantom & Fire!
I'll hazard a guess...
Due to its Delta'ish shape, the "ailerons" you speak of have a different name "Elevons", I believe.
At high speed they are used in concert as the Elevator (manageable throw), instead of the pivoting horizontal stabs (too much throw).
Both pics look like a high speed banked turn, so this would make sense?
Brian.Last edited by bellarch; 11-20-2007, 10:01 AM.
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Re: Raptor, Phantom & Fire!
the main wing certainly is delta ish, but there are fully functional elevators behind. The ailerons (or what ever the designers hae labeled them) are both up (diminishing lift) in a turn where one might expect the need for more lift.
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Re: Raptor, Phantom & Fire!
Originally posted by timthe main wing certainly is delta ish, but there are fully functional elevators behind. The ailerons (or what ever the designers hae labeled them) are both up (diminishing lift) in a turn where one might expect the need for more lift.
Hard to say how it does what it does but it's pretty cool to see it do it!
Ultra maneuverable and hard to see (on radar) to boot..
Pretty neat combo. We need to build a LOT of these things as fast as we can!
Wayne Sagar
"Pusher of Electrons"
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