Help w/research paper!

[aucfi]

The classic V-tail Bonanza, man.

Beat me to it.

 

[Vector4fun]

I need to choose a airplane that has a particular design feature that is notably different from others of the same period. The feature can be a aerodynamic feature, a stability and contol feature, a performance feature, or ...

Any Ideas????

Lockheed Tristar DLC system; elements of all three above. 30 minutes of Googling ought to get you the info...

 

[PC12Cowboy]

Hmmm maybe the most prolific trainer ever..and cutting edge some 50 years ago..when everything else had a tail wheel...it is......drum roll...the Cessna 172

 

[Captn]

Another Idea

 

[woofer_77]

He said "airplane", magic flying carpets don't count.

outdoorsguy:

This whole thread is B.S., pick up a book and get off the computer, lazy bum. Go do your own homework.

He just asked for suggestions. I see nothing wrong with that. It's not like he wants us to write the paper. Once he gets a good idea, then he can do the research and the paper.

As far as my suggestion, how about the first flying wing. Unfortunately, I don't remember the designation off the top of my head.

 

[Flyerjosh]

Here's some more:

Helios (the solar powered flying wing thing that NASA built a year or so ago)
AVRO Arrow (canadian fighter that was scrapped, but at the time far exceeded the known envelope)
Citation X (for it's 45 degree swept wing and high Mmo)
Any of the Rutan/Branson/Fossett projects.
Any of the unmanned aircraft (UAVs) such as the Global Hawk.

 

[outdoorsguy]

Thank you for everyone's input....that gives me some places to start.

 

[JediNein]

How about the Skymaster, C-336? Center-line thrust, pusher prop, boom tail, fixed gear, and hauls a truckload. There is one converted to a turbine engine.

Ercoupes are unique, they were used to test JATO units way back when. The test pilot for the first flight quit after the first flight.

767/757, first with a standard cockpit and dual type rating, yet one is a narrow-body and the other a wide-body. Pilot's have to check their bid sheet to see what type they are flying that day.

A Mooney has a moveable vertical stabilizer. A warrior has a moveable stabilator. Basically, each aircraft has a unique trait to it, even the vernable Cessna 150.

Fly SAFE!
Jedi Nein