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Catfish · 03-11-13, 02:27 AM

Hello Magic,
thanks for the explanation, the airflow through the turbine needed for lift makes sense, looking at the relatively tiny wings - also they had not a subsonic aerodynamic profile, but more a 'spindle' one for high speeds - and no slats.

It is strange that the french air force and the Israelis flew their Mirages with improved Heinkel jet engines, the latter also forming the basis for the Bell X-5
(no this is not a Bell X5: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Me_P.1101), and Germany had to buy planes and jet engines from abroad

03-11-13, 02:27 AM	#70
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,772 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Hello Magic, thanks for the explanation, the airflow through the turbine needed for lift makes sense, looking at the relatively tiny wings - also they had not a subsonic aerodynamic profile, but more a 'spindle' one for high speeds - and no slats. It is strange that the french air force and the Israelis flew their Mirages with improved Heinkel jet engines, the latter also forming the basis for the Bell X-5 (no this is not a Bell X5: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Me_P.1101), and Germany had to buy planes and jet engines from abroad Last edited by Catfish; 03-11-13 at 02:42 AM.