ORIGINAL: Tall Paul
A constant wing can be swept... why not?
Paul,
Thanks for chiming in. Any other Aero Guys are welcome to give opinions as well of course.
Here is a link to the thread in question: [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_2049460/anchors_2065760/mpage_1/key_/anchor/tm.htm#2065760]http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_2049460/anchors_2065760/mpage_1/key_/anchor/tm.htm#2065760[/link]
Now without repeating everything in that thread over here let me just summarize by saying that the rule says that the wing (Q500) must be constant chord for at least 47.5" of span. The plane in the image has a straight 36" center section, then two outboard swept sections of 6" span each. The way I measure chord, the root airfoil has a chord of 10", the point where the sweep starts has a chord of 10", and the point where the wing tips begin has a chord of 10". In my book, that is constant chord. Please see the thread for some of our discussion.
Thanks Paul and Johng for your views!