GaryG Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Flapless "Demon" Thought this might be of some general interest Edited By GaryG on 29/01/2012 10:47:42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Interesting, though I wish the media would learn some basic aeronautical terms. Then they won't sound quite so silly talking about "wing flaps" (presumably ailerons?) and "tail rudders" (what other sort of rudder is there on a plane?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryG Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 I actually thought that there were no moving surfaces on the aircraft and the reporter has just reported that it is flapless, rather than having no moving control surfaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyS Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 GAryG, The idea is that there are no moving parts (i.e. no ailerons rudders or flaps etc). I think he's using flaps in a 'general sense meaning moving control surfaces. The prototype actually has moving control surfaces for safety - they simply 'turned them off' (or more likely just set them to neutral) then used blown air to control it instead. Interestingly did anyone watch the video clip listed alongside - Iranian ekranoplan? - that would be fun to make ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryG Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 TonyS, That was my thought too tony. I looked at the Iranian vid and somehow the aircraft seem pretty familiar but I just can't place where I've seen it before Edited By GaryG on 29/01/2012 11:41:20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclicscooby Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 6 million quid for that RC plane... !!!!! I'm sure they could have outsourced that to one of the gods on here, for alot less.. Nice idea tho... RE- the Iranian plane-boat, isn't that very similar to the one off the Gadget show.. ?? Luv Chrisie.. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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