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oddmanrush A wing fold while in flight??
A wing fold while in flight??
I've read about one USN & one USAF F-4s that managed this trick - I think the photo is from the USAF one. The F-8 also did this on a least one occasion;
Some interesting reading if it's of interest;
http://mofak.com/Night_Infamy.htm
http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5406&start=0
http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/371344-f-8-crusader-flew-wings-folded.html
WWW.AIR-CRAFT.NET
That seems like a bad day at the office....can't imagine how they would have landed or how badly that would screw up the aerodynamics. Or how any one on the ground allowed them to take off in the first place!
Jon
My Blog: The Combat Workshop
Milairjunkie Some interesting reading if it's of interest; http://mofak.com/Night_Infamy.htm http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5406&start=0 http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/371344-f-8-crusader-flew-wings-folded.html
This thread needs a Sea Flanker...
Look at that Manny, they fold up the rear surfaces too.
On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister
Wow didnt know the large radar unit was that aerodynamic that this Hawkeye landed like this...
Can you say double folded wings?
This model looks cool:
And my favorite US-folding wing aircraft:
Scale Plastic Aircraft Modeler
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