07-16-2000, 10:10 PM
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Earning My Wings
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Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
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Why are airliners' wing-mounted engines pointed inward slightly, instead of straight ahead?
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07-17-2000, 08:35 PM
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Earning My Wings
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
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Why are the outer 1/3rd wing spans of Antonov Airliners/Cargo Planes canted downward. I can see where that would destabilize the aircraft to greatly increase its rate of roll, but for an airliner or cargo plane, is that really necessary...?
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07-17-2000, 08:53 PM
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K gill I believe the C5 Galaxy does the same thing. Do not know why.
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07-18-2000, 11:43 AM
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Earning My Wings
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: china
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it is a designe feature for high wing-low C.G. aircrafts,in order to destory the stability of the plane,because it is too STABLE which make it difficult to roll.
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07-18-2000, 01:51 PM
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RJ First Officer
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Birmingham
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Hi
You are right about the CofG, Has anyone ever seen a B52 Take off? If you look the wings are flapping on takeoff which is something different |
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