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Originally Posted by Crumpp
They only convey a portion of the story
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Well that is your opinion and your welcome to it!
But I am going to stick with the Me262 experts (Jenkins and STORMBIRDS) on this one..
Who said..
- The 'reason' the outer wings were swept was to correct the cg.
- The 'reason' the inner wings were swept was to correct the airflow separation.
It is nothing personal!
It is just when you consider the fact that Dennis Jenkins has written more aviation books than most people have read, and that the folks at STORMBIRDS surly reviewed all the data on the Me262 during the process of building reproductions of the Me262.
It would be silly to pick you over them!
But I still want to thank you for sharing your personal beliefs and opinions!
But to be honest, I really don't care about what you personally belive and your opinions!
All I care about is what can be proven.
I mean if we don't draw the line there was is to stop someone from posting in this thread that they 'belive' and are of the 'opinion' that the Germans were assisted by aliens from outer space?
So with that said I think you can understand why I drawn the line there..
I also want to thank you for information and calculations you provided!
But I am sure the likes of Dennis Jenkins and STORMBIRDS are privy to that same information/calculations and MORE and took it all into account during their research of the Me262 and their ultimate statements on the reason why the wings were swept.
Which begs the question as to why they didn't come to the same conclusions you did?
I suspect they wanted to..
In that the whole history channel
'the Germans were supermen' stuff sells these days..
Especially the folks at STORMBIRDS who are pro German tech biased..
But I suspect the stopped short of making the claims you made because they just could not find any real proof of the connections your claiming are there.
That and unlike you they have a reputation to consider!
I mean think about it, nothing would hurt their image, and thus sales, more than for them to say something they said was based on proof only to find out later there was no proof!
So with that said..
We will just have to agree to disagree as to the reasons why the wings were swept on the Me262
S!