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Originally Posted by Crumpp
It is simply not factual to argue that Mtt was unaware of the benefits of a swept wing
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Ah I see where you are confused..
As far as I know, nobody in this thread has stated the Germans knew nothing about swept wing theory..
About the only thing that was pointed out on that subject is the Germans did not
fully understand swept wing theory..
As you your self admitted when you said
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Originally Posted by Crumpp
Nobody fully understood swept wing theory until after the war.
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As for the rest...
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Originally Posted by Crumpp
and only "accidentaly" added wing sweep.
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Ah I see where you are confused..
As far as I know, nobody in this thread is saying the wings were swept by accident..
All I am saying is the 'reason' the inner wing was swept to correct the cg, and 'reason' the outer wing was swept to correct the air separation..
And me saying this is not my opinion, I am simply repeating what the Me262 experts said, i.e.
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Originally Posted by STORMBIRDS
it is true (as some writers seem intent on repeating loudly and often) that the Me 262s swept wing design was due to the need to adjust the center of gravity for the aircraft
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Originally Posted by Dennis R Jenkins
The third prototype was the first Me 262 to fly on jet power alone, taking off on 18 July 1942 with two pre-production Jumo 004A-0 engines. The 12-minute flight reached an altitude of just over 6,000 feet and a speed of 375 mph. A second flight later the same day lasted 13 minutes and reached 11,000 feet and 450 mph. One problem that was immediately evident was that, in a bank, the airflow broke away early from the wing center section. A small fillet was added between the fuselage and engine nacelle, increasing the root chord and continuing the leading-edge sweep angle of the outer panels across the entire center section. This completed the change necessary to give the appearance of a truly swept wing.
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Hope this helps!
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