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Is the fuselage an airfoil?
One of the earliest aircraft using this design approach is Burnelli CBY-3, which fuselage was airfoil shaped to produce lift.
Did the Indians buy or make the Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker?
The Sukhoi Su-30MKI (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H) is a twinjet multirole air superiority fighter developed by Russia’s Sukhoi and built under licence by India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF)….Sukhoi Su-30MKI.
| Su-30MKI | |
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| Variants | Sukhoi Su-30MKM |
Which is correct airfoil or aerofoil?
airfoil, also spelled Aerofoil, shaped surface, such as an airplane wing, tail, or propeller blade, that produces lift and drag when moved through the air. An airfoil produces a lifting force that acts at right angles to the airstream and a dragging force that acts in the same direction as the airstream.
What is the shape of the airfoil?
We can now think of the airfoil as an infinitely long wing that has the same cross sectional shape. Such a wing (airfoil) is called a two dimensional (2-D) wing. Therefor, when we refer to an airfoil, you can think of an infinite wing with the same cross sectional shape.
What are the main features of a fighter aircraft?
•Wing •Wing placement •Airfoil •Number of engines •Number and placement of engine air intakes •Horizontal tail •Canards •Number of fins •Other control surfaces Wings •Modern high performance fighters have one of three wing types: •Trapezoidal •Delta •Sweptback with low aspect ratio •Lower performance fighters (trainers, ground attack aircraft etc)
Can high aspect ratio sweptback wings fly supersonic?
•Aircraft with high aspect ratio sweptback wings cannot fly supersonic, except under special circumstances (e.g. powered dives). •Such wings have high aspect ratios and are thicker in order to accommodate a thick main spar. Shock waves •All wings must lie inside the conical shock wave generated by the fuselage nose of an aircraft flying
What are the specifications of some delta wing aircraft?
Specifications of some delta wing aircraft Aircraft Aspect Ratio Maximum Mach Service Ceiling Range Sea level High altitude MiG-‐21 2.22 1.05 1.8 57,400 ft 1,470 km Eurofighter Typhoon 2.205 1.25 2 65,000 ft 2,900 km JAS-‐39