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[–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

This wing config it for high speed IIRC and has been tried loads of times, the russian (korbut?) wasn't the first.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago*

    True, to varying extents... but the 47 is well known and also just shocking similar in design elements and proportions to the Macross ... not-a-gundam.

    Grumman X-29:

    Think it first flew in 84, definitely earlier than the su-47, but also, purely an experimental tech demonstrator, whereas the su-47 was at least ostensibly, potentially, going to be an actual combat aircraft.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward-swept_wing

    Apparently, quite a lot of people have been futzing about with concept, for a long time.

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