Barrel-Wing Airplane Projects

[hesham]

From Luftfahrt International Nr.22 & 5/1982,

and as my dear Jemiba translate it as a barrel-wing airplane Projects,also see;

http://alternathistory.com/samolety-s-valoobraznymi-krylyami

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,2837.60.html

 

[cluttonfred]

You might want to rename this thread "Magnus effect projects" as "barrel wing" brings to my mind something like the Italian Stipa-Caproni types (here a 3/5 scale replica flying in Australia).

 

[hesham]

Hi,

not the same,but very close to it,a Flettner idea for test rotor on light plane;

https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1924/1924%20-%200759.html
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,3564.75.html

 

[Stargazer]

You might want to rename this thread "Magnus effect projects" as "barrel wing" brings to my mind something like the Italian Stipa-Caproni types (here a 3/5 scale replica flying in Australia).

Isn't this more like a "barrel fuselage" kind of design?