History of variable geometry concept and development in 1949 of Grumman XF10F-1 fighter which did not go into production; as aircraft size and performance continued to increase, problem of catapult capability vs carrier aircraft weight and speed again became apparent; this time, TFX variable geometry wing aircraft was considered more practical solution than further increasing carrier catapult and arresting capabilities; because of similarity of XF10F-1 and TFX concepts, experiences and problems encountered during flight test program of XF10F-1 are discussed which had direct effect on General Dynamics/Grumman design of TFX.


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    Title :

    Flight testing of variable sweep wing aircraft


    Additional title:

    AGARD -- Report


    Contributors:
    Meyer, C.H. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    16 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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