First plane to fly without “Flaps”

[dans2992]

Ah, the media..... they meant “ailerons”....


This Is the First Plane in History to Fly Without Wing Flaps
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...st-flight-guided-by-air-jets-instead-of-flaps

 

[Warlock]

Last time I checked my Decathlon...has no flaps...

 

[kgruber]

Typical fake news. The Wright flyer had no ailerons!!.....Or "flaps!"

 

[Bellanca_Pilot]

Ah, the media..... they meant “ailerons”....


This Is the First Plane in History to Fly Without Wing Flaps
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...st-flight-guided-by-air-jets-instead-of-flaps

The Wright Flyer has neither flaps or ailerons!


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[Pilawt]

 

[Sluggo63]

Someone begs to differ...

 

[Salty]

The use of air blown at "supersonic speeds" is also likely completely wrong.

 

[UUNetBill]

The use of air blown at "supersonic speeds" is also likely completely wrong.

Unless they managed to find a way to get my ex-wife yapping in the wing root...

 

[Ted]

View attachment 73842 Someone begs to differ...

The B-52 flies on one thing and one thing only: Freedom.

 

[Lawson Laslo]

The B-52 flies on one thing and one thing only: Freedom.

 

[Pugs]

Ah, the media..... they meant “ailerons”....

News to A-6/EA-6B, B-52, MU-2 and I'm sure others, that this is the first since the dawn of aviation.

 

[bflynn]

Probably the most popular one ever, based on sales.

 

[Salty]

My first RC model only had dihedral and a rudder.

 

[overdrive148]

Unless they managed to find a way to get my ex-wife yapping in the wing root...

 

[Shepherd]

Aviation stories: They don't have to be accurate, they just need to be in print.

 

[flyingron]

The Harrier is held up by noise.

 

[Hank S]

The Harrier is held up by noise.

But amazingly, whe they transition from vertical takeoff to horizontal flight, they get even noisier . . . .

 

[nauga]

Maybe they meant the first since dawn *today*.

Nauga,
shifty

 

[-KLB-]

Maybe the first without moveable aerodynamic surfaces? Wing warping and the LSA wing above all seem to be moveable aerodynamic surfaces to me.

 

[Lindberg]

Maybe the first without moveable aerodynamic surfaces? Wing warping and the LSA wing above all seem to be moveable aerodynamic surfaces to me.

The X15, and I am sure others, used a reaction control system in some phases. But possibly in conjunction with control surfaces.

 

[nauga]

Maybe the first without moveable aerodynamic surfaces?

"First in history without flaps!" sounds much more glamorous than the first to fly with active flow control as the only control effectors, but the latter means a lot more to people who follow that kind of thing. It's impressive, despite the eye-rolling errors in the article.

Nauga,
puffy