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Anderman

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I've got an airplane question, more specifically about wing layout. The gullwing design on the corsair, what advantages did it offer? And if the gullwing was upside down so the 'point' of the bent part of the wing was on the top would that be better or worse?

All the aviation magazins i read stated is shorten the landing gear because the corsair had a propeller with a large diametet.
 
@Not James Stockdale and @Anderman have the same answer I was going to give: it was all about the need for short and sturdy gear that could fit in the wing while still allowing clearance for the original 13'1" diameter Hamilton Standard three-blade propeller. The anhedral on the inboard wing section allowed short gear to give a 8.03" propeller clearance when the plane thrust line was parallel with the ground (22.35" when all three wheels were touching), according to the dimensions provided in This Document.
 
The large prop explains the "gull" (& that's what I'd have said, too), but wasn't there an issue with the wingroot at play? IIRC, the designers wanted a 90deg fueslage joint, & the gullwing was the only way to achieve that. I think that's the aero benefit of the upward-gull you occasionally see (to answer the other part of the question;) ).

Edit: Can I offer a variation on the C.102? One with the AJ.65 (Avon) as spec'd by TCA, or civil J75s? Or (later) one with CF6s or something?

Edit 2: In ref the much-maligned 1957 Defense White Paper, it appears, had it not led to the cancellation of Hawker's supersonic P.1121, the Harrier would never have happened.:eek::eek::eek: It seems Hawker only started work on the P.1127 after learning there would be no market for the P.1121.
 
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WILDGEESE

Gone Fishin'
Fairchild-Dornier 728/928 Series

Would've loved to see these babies reach service

Unfortunately the company went bump before any orders came about.

Pity Airbus didn't have interest in it.



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The Bristol Bruiser. Has a nice ring to it. And it would make a pretty neat PoD. Marginally faster than a Glad on less powerful variant of the same engine.
 
Dunno why, but I've always liked something about the design of the Douglas XB-31, a nice sleek design, strap a B-47 cockpit on it and it'd aesthetically probably be my perfect propeller driven heavy bomber.

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