by HarvesteR » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:26 pm
I've been idly theorizing about how this thing would fly... and I was thinking there might be a problem controlling a craft held up by jet power alone...
Turbofan engines have to spool up and down, and there is considerable lag changing engine RPM...
hmm, maybe some kind of real time thrust reverser control... to direct a part of the jet stream somewhere else other than downward... this way it would be possible to leave the engine at a flight normal rpm... much like a helicopter with it's variable blade angle does...
In fixed wing flight mode, the reverser would be completely open and the engine would function as a regular jet aircraft's does
As you can see I'm a little bored today
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HarvesteR on Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:28 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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