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hiya guys

im taking AMerican History, as it is one of my requirements for university. anyway, the final task is to write a paper about something that is still debateable, im really into WWII and aviation (duh:P i post here... haha) so i would like to do something related to this. but i have no idea what.

imr eally interested in all the technology obtained by the US after the Capture of GErmany in WWII

any ideas?

The flying wing!
Its fiercly debated who invented that, i did a small essay thing on it for my own pleasure a while ago.
Its a good topic!
So, who invented the flying wing?
How long do you have?

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oh...and Germany wasnt really captured...

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well i have till like may or early june, but he wants us to get cracking now. and i like the toppic i was wondering if i could see a copy of ur paper to have as reference, i promise i wont plagiarize it!  :-[

Hi, yeah I can send you a copy!
Its only short- 3 or 4 pages worth, but the gist of it is good...I hope..)
PM me with ur email and I'll send it.

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The Germans invented the flying wing. Just like they either invented or thought of almost all of the major advances in jet aircraft design.

I think Jack Northrop might disagree with that. http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/northrop.html

I haven't done any research but it's quite likely the flying wing concept goes back to the early days of flight. Nothing much is new, just old ideas revamped.

pfffff Jack Northrop....
I have two words (and a number). Horton Ho IX.
Look!
Look at it! ririririririrriiiiirrrr!
Horton flew.
Horton was a wing......
Jack Northrop was an American.
He "borrowed" German research.
He didnt give it back.
And he didnt ask if he could borrow it either.


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That would be spoils of war then

pfffff Jack Northrop....
I have two words (and a number). Horton Ho IX.
Look!
Look at it! ririririririrriiiiirrrr!
Horton flew.
Horton was a wing......
Jack Northrop was an American.
He "borrowed" German research.
He didnt give it back.
And he didnt ask if he could borrow it either.

Yes, Jack Northrop was American & I'm sure he was proud of it. His flying wings also flew. He didn't need to ask permission from anyone & AFAIK he didn't borrow his ideas from German research.

I would like to point out that I am British, not American. A lot of the more revolutionary  post-WWII British aircraft WERE based on German research, including the DH.108 Swallow which was a flying wing. This was directly based on a captured Me 163 Komet. http://1000aircraftphotos.com/APS/3129.htm

I'm sure the same can be said for the other Allies & I'm not trying to take anything away from the brilliance of those German aircraft designers.

A more interesting subject might be: Who first thought of the "canard" concept? As I recall, the Wright Flyer had this feature which was not the first time it had been used. Have you ever seen the Miles Libellula? http://www.jaapteeuwen.com/ww2aircraft/html%20pages/MILES%20M39B.htm

PS. Would you call a hang glider a flying wing? http://a4esl.org/q/h/mc-jb-skysports.html