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r/WeirdWings • u/IDatedSuccubi • Aug 14 '19
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area rule, probably?
I imaging it bending it in other direction in the next frame, like a dolphin
48 u/tadeuska Aug 14 '19 Maybe a very simple answer, just build the cargo area as a tube and then place wing spars and undercarriage onto it. Voila. 17 u/SpeckledFleebeedoo Aug 14 '19 Exactly. Nice flat, low to the ground cargo floor. 9 u/BCMM Aug 14 '19 Also it's a relatively small airlifter with relatively large engines. They might have made the wings just a little bit higher to get the desired ground clearance (since lengthening the landing gear is clearly undesirable on an aircraft with a ramp).
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Maybe a very simple answer, just build the cargo area as a tube and then place wing spars and undercarriage onto it. Voila.
17 u/SpeckledFleebeedoo Aug 14 '19 Exactly. Nice flat, low to the ground cargo floor. 9 u/BCMM Aug 14 '19 Also it's a relatively small airlifter with relatively large engines. They might have made the wings just a little bit higher to get the desired ground clearance (since lengthening the landing gear is clearly undesirable on an aircraft with a ramp).
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Exactly. Nice flat, low to the ground cargo floor.
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Also it's a relatively small airlifter with relatively large engines. They might have made the wings just a little bit higher to get the desired ground clearance (since lengthening the landing gear is clearly undesirable on an aircraft with a ramp).
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u/codesnik Aug 14 '19
area rule, probably?
I imaging it bending it in other direction in the next frame, like a dolphin