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Old 04-15-2007 | 12:26 AM
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Default RE: two airfoils on one wing

ORIGINAL: cyclops2


A real eye opener is the Avro Vulcan bomber of the 60's. Almost a full symetrical at the root for airducts and fuel. By the tip of the wing, it is a DEEPLY undercambered foil. The plane looks like the father of the Concorde.
Sharp looking bird the Vulcan...
Many have made mention of the looks of that plane and the Concord.
That was the Brit's supersonic bomber, we had the B-58 Hustler and the XB-70.

That is a good example of a full scale using varied airfoils on a wing. I was just wondering if it had been done for models, and if it was worth the effort.

What I am going to try is a Selig8036 at the root and a eppler 230 at the tip.
I might also consider putting tip plate on it also, the plane is a design still in flux.
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