Pivoting wing NASA airplane - GIF and video

NASA AD-1 airplane with oblique pivoting wing.

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0:51 video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqZDHBe2KlE


More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_AD-1

Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...213#post126424
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...2642#post76720
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...3312#post98673
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...3246#post77725

I was a kid of 14 when NASA brought this technology to Oshkosh. I seem to remember them calling it a “scissor wing” design. I also remember thinking how tiny the plane was, much smaller than it appears in the video.

What is the topic..? No tail rudder maybe ..

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Originally Posted by toma

What is the topic..? No tail rudder maybe ..

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The conceptional theory was tht by setting the wing at an oblique angle there would be a reduced aeronautical drag allowing for higher speeds and lower fuel consumption
Oblique wing design dates back to the 1940's by a German Military aircraft designer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_AD-1
https://travelforaircraft.wordpress....scissor-write/