Flying Aircraft Carriers of the USAF - Lockett, Brian
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During and after World War II, aircraft designers were faced with the problem of increasing the range of strategic bombers. Dr. Richard Vogt, a German immigrant to the United States, proposed that floating wing panels carrying fuel tanks could be attached to the wing tips of an airplane with hinges to extend its range. The floating wing panels would support their own weight, without increasing the load on the airplane's wings. The Air Force initiated a project to simulate floating wing panels with a piloted light plane that coupled to a larger airplane in flight. Soon the scope of the project…mehr

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During and after World War II, aircraft designers were faced with the problem of increasing the range of strategic bombers. Dr. Richard Vogt, a German immigrant to the United States, proposed that floating wing panels carrying fuel tanks could be attached to the wing tips of an airplane with hinges to extend its range. The floating wing panels would support their own weight, without increasing the load on the airplane's wings. The Air Force initiated a project to simulate floating wing panels with a piloted light plane that coupled to a larger airplane in flight. Soon the scope of the project expanded to explore the possibility of towing fighters coupled to the wing tips of bombers.
Autorenporträt
Also by Brian Lockett: Flying Aircraft Carriers of the USAF: Project FICON, Flying Aircraft Carriers of the USAF: Wing Tip Coupling, Flying Aircraft Carriers of the USAF: McDonnell XF-85 Goblin, Balls Eight: History of the Boeing NB-52B Stratofortress Mothership, Painting Guide for the Boeing Stratofortress Motherships, General Electric Air Research Demonstration. Brian Lockett is the creator of the Air-and-Space.com web site.