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 | | From: | Indigo5 | | Subject: | Forward swept wings | | Date: | Wed, 19 Jan 2005 18:25:11 -0800 |
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I recently read that a forward swept wing is aerodynamically better than a
rear swept wing, provided that aerodynamic divergence can be prevented
through the use of stiffer materials. However, I found another aero book
which stated that analytically there is no difference between a forward and
rear swept wing. From what I understand, the sweep angle reduces the free
stream Mach number seen by the wing, because the normal component is
Moo/cos(sweep angle).
My question is, why use a forward swept wing, and how is this
aerodynamically better assuming the divergence is controlled?
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