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Got a Questin about swing wings

Postby skoker » Sat May 30, 2009 7:48 pm

When the wings on a blackjack or lancer swing can the pilot feel it swing, like is their an altitude drop or something? :-?
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Re: Got a Questin about swing wings

Postby OVERLORD_CHRIS » Sat May 30, 2009 9:01 pm

I would imagine they feel something, because I can feel the nose lights extend on the C-17 when we fly, and they are only like 8" across.
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Re: Got a Questin about swing wings

Postby Travis » Sat May 30, 2009 11:19 pm

It probably feels more like flaps extending.  A slight lift and deceleration, or at least that's what I would imagine.
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Re: Got a Questin about swing wings

Postby Isak922 » Sun May 31, 2009 10:57 am

[quote]It probably feels more like flaps extending.
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Re: Got a Questin about swing wings

Postby expat » Sun May 31, 2009 2:28 pm

[quote][quote]It probably feels more like flaps extending.
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Re: Got a Questin about swing wings

Postby Isak922 » Sun May 31, 2009 3:39 pm

[quote][quote][quote]It probably feels more like flaps extending.
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Re: Got a Questin about swing wings

Postby expat » Sun May 31, 2009 4:13 pm

[quote][quote][quote][quote]It probably feels more like flaps extending.
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Re: Got a Questin about swing wings

Postby Isak922 » Sun May 31, 2009 9:03 pm

[quote][quote][quote][quote][quote]It probably feels more like flaps extending.
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Re: Got a Questin about swing wings

Postby Ivan » Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:35 pm

Tu-160 has manual extension, just like the Tu-22M...

B-1 is computerized so you probably won't feel much
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