When was a crescent wing first conceived, and what was the first aircraft to incorporate a crescent wing?
I think it was the Germans in WW2 with the Arado 234 .. probably mocked-up / wind-tunnel tested. Following that the mini-"Victor" smal-scale test aircraft, then the Victor bomber - think straight swept-wings proved better tho.
an Arado Ar.234 was scheduled to trial the crescent wing shape but this was unrealised at the wars end. British forces did however find the incomplete wing mockup and related paperwork (the mockup being subsequently destroyed)
Davis' Manta didn't fly, but it had a cresecent wing right?
Quote from: raafif on November 23, 2011, 05:04:10 PM
Following that the mini-"Victor" smal-scale test aircraft, then the Victor bomber - think straight swept-wings proved better tho.
That would have been the HP 88
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Piccie from the Olimpmodels web site (but they don't quite their source......)
The Victor's crescent wing worked a treat, it was the fastest of all three V bombers and the wing did what it was supposed to, lower the critical mach number on different portions of the wing according to need.
Quote from: KJ_Lesnick on November 23, 2011, 07:03:42 PM
Davis' Manta didn't fly, but it had a cresecent wing right?
I don't think so. The Manta had a wing with a swept leading edge. The "crescent wing" has a swept leading and trailing edge, best represented by the HP88 or the Victor bomber.
The Buccaneer has a crescent wing as well, though not as dramatic as the Victor.
Although coming later , the Supermarine 545 had a crescent wing, it could have been a formidable fighter if not cancelled at the early prototype stage.