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Sorry "deceiving" was a poor choice of words. I meant to show that i believe that the U.S. was behind and needed the assistance of the British to catch up.Not deceiving at all, I said "military jets" not "proof of concept" aircraft like the He178 and the Gloster...the aircraft I listed was a progression in the timeline of combat jet aircraft that were actually intended to be put into production.
The list was put forth as an example of how the Jet age was germinating at a rapid pace, as Grant pointed out.
However, you'll note that the Bell P-59 was a year ahead of the Meteor in final development.Sorry "deceiving" was a poor choice of words. I meant to show that i believe that the U.S. was behind and needed the assistance of the British to catch up.
The man was Dr. Adolf Busemann and his paper on sweep wing theory was published in 1935.I can't remember the German scientist's name who wrote the paper about swept wings, but it was done so before the war I think
As Dr Buseman and all Aeronautical engineers will agree, swept wings are a design criteria to reduce high-speed drag, delaying the shock waves caused by fluid compressibility. Rarely was it done to increase visibility or structural convenience."By February 1940, the design of the P 1065 had been modified to have the outer sections of its wings swept back some 18 degrees. Originally this was done to solve problems that heavier engine weight estimates were causing with the positioning of the aircraft's centre of gravity."
As Dr Buseman and all Aeronautical engineers will agree, swept wings are a design criteria to reduce high-speed drag, delaying the shock waves caused by fluid compressibility. Rarely was it done to increase visibility or structural convenience.
The E.28/39 was a proof of concept aircraft and wasn't related to the Meteor much like the He178 proof of concept wasn't related to the He280."... However, you'll note that the Bell P-59 was a year ahead of the Meteor in final development."
But the P-59 was Bell's first jet. The Meteor was Gloster's second jet .... their first flew May 15, 1941View attachment 350058
That was an obligation under the lease lend programme.".... E.28/39 was a proof of concept aircraft.... "
And, IIRC, that "proof" data was shared with the US manufactures.
It is debatable, the Boeing 727 had double digit sweep angle and it is a problematic aircraft to taxi and service. If there was not 10,000 #s of fuel in the centre tank, you could not taxi(tow), also you can not fill all tanks without the rear air stair extended or the aircraft loaded, it will sit on its a$$. Under 10 degrees sweep really is so close to a straight wing.It may depend on the degree of sweep. Slightly swept wings (or outer portions of the wing) were often used to correct CG problems in prototype aircraft. But the degree of sweep (single digits) may have no appreciable difference in drag.
That was an obligation under the lease lend programme.
The man was Dr. Adolf Busemann and his paper on sweep wing theory was published in 1935.
And we are back to prove of concept vs viable combat aircraft.
It was most certainly intended to be and received contract orders and even after it was found to be lacking in performance, was still used as a trainer and test-bed.I would argue that the P-59 wasn't really a viable combat aircraft, nor was it supposed to be.