To: COEXERJ145; RayChuang88
“We left the [wing] planform and the location of the structure the same,” says Peace, to allow existing production tooling to be used. The 68.5m-span wing will incorporate new materials and thicker gauges and has also been “retwisted and relofted”, says Peace. Does this mean the new 747-8 will have a supercritical airfoil like the 777? If so, wouldn't this also help increase the volume of fuel that can be stored in the wing tanks?
8 posted on
11/29/2005 11:14:38 PM PST by
Paleo Conservative
(Hey hey ho ho Andy Heyward's got to go!)
To: Paleo Conservative
If the planform is kept the same, no.
12 posted on
11/30/2005 5:37:13 AM PST by
TalonDJ
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