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<blockquote data-quote="spiney" data-source="post: 146727" data-attributes="member: 192438"><p>Canards, what i really meant was ..... (I'm always saying that!).</p><p></p><p>Yes, they were on the Wright Bros flyer, before they "officially" even existed, but after that, bi-plane (and tri-plane!) and mono-plane design "settled down" to a standard configuration of main front wings, and tailplane section behind.</p><p></p><p>They "came back in" during 1950s, as a solution to supersonic stalling problems, where the airflow pattern suddenly changes while passing through Mach 1. Especially favoured by French designers on Mirage aircraft. The alternative Anglo-American solution was the delta wing, giving a gradual airflow transition across the large leading edge and surface.</p><p></p><p>As I understand it, there was a row during Concord(e)'s design. The French originally wanted canards, the Brits didn't and eventually got their way, I can't remember how this was resolved.</p><p></p><p>There's much info on Internet, some above from Channel Hopper, also for example see:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Theories_of_Flight/supersonic_flow/TH22.htm" target="_blank">www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Theories_of_Flight/supersonic_flow/TH22.htm</a> .</p><p></p><p>Another solution was vari-sweep wings, not a good idea:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.pilotfriend.com/century-of-flight/Aviation%20history/evolution%20of%20technology/Variable-Sweep%20Wings.htm" target="_blank">www.pilotfriend.com/century-of-flight/Aviation%20history/evolution%20of%20technology/Variable-Sweep%20Wings.htm</a> .</p><p></p><p>(added). I can't find any Internet refs to "Concord canards", but here's a "most excellent Concord(e) page", so party on .....</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.jameshovercraft.co.uk/concorde/" target="_blank">www.jameshovercraft.co.uk/concorde/</a> .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spiney, post: 146727, member: 192438"] Canards, what i really meant was ..... (I'm always saying that!). Yes, they were on the Wright Bros flyer, before they "officially" even existed, but after that, bi-plane (and tri-plane!) and mono-plane design "settled down" to a standard configuration of main front wings, and tailplane section behind. They "came back in" during 1950s, as a solution to supersonic stalling problems, where the airflow pattern suddenly changes while passing through Mach 1. Especially favoured by French designers on Mirage aircraft. The alternative Anglo-American solution was the delta wing, giving a gradual airflow transition across the large leading edge and surface. As I understand it, there was a row during Concord(e)'s design. The French originally wanted canards, the Brits didn't and eventually got their way, I can't remember how this was resolved. There's much info on Internet, some above from Channel Hopper, also for example see: [URL="http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Theories_of_Flight/supersonic_flow/TH22.htm"]www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Theories_of_Flight/supersonic_flow/TH22.htm[/URL] . Another solution was vari-sweep wings, not a good idea: [URL="http://www.pilotfriend.com/century-of-flight/Aviation%20history/evolution%20of%20technology/Variable-Sweep%20Wings.htm"]www.pilotfriend.com/century-of-flight/Aviation%20history/evolution%20of%20technology/Variable-Sweep%20Wings.htm[/URL] . (added). I can't find any Internet refs to "Concord canards", but here's a "most excellent Concord(e) page", so party on ..... [URL="http://www.jameshovercraft.co.uk/concorde/"]www.jameshovercraft.co.uk/concorde/[/URL] . [/QUOTE]
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