Did I say that I luve yo ?
(quoting AB
) i am so glad to read you.
let's go a step behond if you don't mind :
The elliptical theory is a misunderstanding of a Math tools applied to aero. It does not hve a real bckgrd unless with biased assumptions.
The fact is (as stated by Vip above) that thickness ratio and the wonderful Merlin made the spit what it was as a real performer. And the all genie of R. Mitchell was to build the Spit as a weapon platform that any average pilot could use and perform where German's Nazi kept arguing with their elitist theory (the UberMensh bulls***etc...). The result was that the 109 was harder to perform than the Spit or the Hurri....
As a side note lets say that it is sad that the elliptical wing was made as a brand mark for vick-Sup. IMHO it leads to the rapid demise of the Supermarine design bureau as soon as the war ended (mid 50's).
It is also funny to see how history can repeat itself nowadays in Eu
But this is way out of topic
~S!
05-06-2011, 05:27 PM
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