the reality is that aircraft wings are pretty well thought out by now and 'new' ideas such as this usually have significant drawbacks that are already known. usually that information is left out of the marketing hype of the 'new' concepts. the drawbacks usually include one or more of the following : heavy, active system (you don't want a airplane that won't glide when the power quits), difficult or expensive to build, and the ever popular flying-qualities-not-as-good-as-a-regular-wing-despite-overblown-claims.
New wing invented in Belarus. Look for the pictures.
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Re: New wing invented in Belarus. Look for the pictures.
#32What are the engineering advantages of this kind of wing?
No wing-tip vortices.
Re: New wing invented in Belarus. Look for the pictures.
#33http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_wing
well, then not 'invented' but 'developed' :) gives a new spin to the idea and hopefully will make air travel more safe and enjoyable
Sorry, Belarus cannot even claim "developed". I saw that style design on homebuilt aircraft at the 1999 EAA Oshkosh Airshow. "Commercialized" may be the only verb left to claim...
Re: New wing invented in Belarus. Look for the pictures.
#34What are the engineering advantages of this kind of wing?
C'mon RTFA for once. Gah.