Message posted by Paul on March 31, 2000 at 09:13:07 EST:
Richard, What is your site? I'd like to see it!! What did you have on it, the UCAV configuration or a vehicle with no conventional control surfaces? I've toyed with the idea of building a model with a "shifting" center of gravity to see if flight can be controlled like this. Some large scale aerobatic models have two ballast tanks and shift a small amount water a great length to achieve better "tumbling" manuvers. I have not heard of weight ever being shift from side to side for roll control though, although I guess that's what hang gliders do. Wouldn't an A-12 shaped plane have just about the lowest RCS possible? Paul I'll bet in 60 years almost all air combat aircraft are unmanned with the exception of bombers which will launch stand-off weapons....
Or do you think the diamond planform would be better since it has only "two" major lines instead of "three"?
In Reply to: Re: Boeing UCAV !?! posted by Richard on March 31, 2000 at 08:52:50 EST:
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