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Old 03-27-2011, 01:59 AM
Strike Strike is offline
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Originally Posted by JG52Krupi View Post
Okay, come on get your head out of the ground... that aircraft would not be flying around with that much wing area missing....
I'm educated in aerodynamics and I'm just saying that the mathematics and formulas would add up, given sufficient airspeed. I think I stated that. I disagree with you. Could you land it? No, could you manouver it? No. The speed required to keep that thing flying is not going to be produced by the engine. If, however, he recovered from a steep dive, then yes, it should theoretically be possible. Most pilots would have ditched it in the blink of an eye.

What I can agree to is that there's no way he could steer it like he does in the video. I think the amount of lift produced is a little too much compared to his airspeed.

Last edited by Strike; 03-27-2011 at 03:02 AM.