tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3685907526691141099.post3457177167140039741..comments2024-03-05T09:28:47.377-06:00Comments on Tails Through Time: The Bell L-39 Swept-Wing DemonstratorJP Santiagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02743418658732808826noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3685907526691141099.post-51487980632430113282013-06-02T06:06:40.189-05:002013-06-02T06:06:40.189-05:00Can anyone confirm the colour for my 1/7 scale r/c...Can anyone confirm the colour for my 1/7 scale r/c model? Gloss Sea Blue?<br /><br /> Ted SmithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3685907526691141099.post-45117360451160027022012-06-25T18:40:01.570-05:002012-06-25T18:40:01.570-05:00The swept wing F4F Wildcat that is mentioned in th...The swept wing F4F Wildcat that is mentioned in the text would have been interesting, do any drawings of this aircraft still exist?<br /><br />And why the wildcat rather than something with a bit more power like the Hellcat?Flypasthttp://www.theaviationindex.com/Zk2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3685907526691141099.post-59071275292183575772011-12-20T07:30:52.833-06:002011-12-20T07:30:52.833-06:00JP, thanks for this post -- never saw that one bef...JP, thanks for this post -- never saw that one before!<br /><br />Hard to believe that the need to move the horizontal stab aft came as a surprise, as the swept wing obviously shifts the center of lift aft. Got to balance that somehow. Could've enlarged the tailplane, I suppose, but -- more drag.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />FrankFrank Van Hastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10821687850881538546noreply@blogger.com