Swingtail for spacecraft and for fast aircraft

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1975-12-22

1977-09-13

Blix, Trygve M.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft control

Rudders and empennage

244218, B64C 510

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040476804

ABSTRACT:
Spacecraft having space shuttle capabilities and aircraft having supersonic and subsonic flight capabilities which utilize swinging horizontal tail halves to generally reduce the landing speeds and the required runway lengths, to enable landings of space shuttles or conventional airfields, and to improve the landing safety in favor of the crews, the passengers, and the airfield abutters.

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patent: 3447761 (1969-06-01), Whitener et al.
patent: 3489375 (1970-01-01), Tracy
patent: 3493197 (1970-02-01), Spearman
patent: 3662974 (1972-05-01), Peterson

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