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Topic: How Does This Fly With Such Small Wings?
Username: Flyf15
Posted 2006-02-19 23:29:56 and read 1774 times.

How does this thing fly with such short stubby little wings?

Topic: RE: How Does This Fly With Such Small Wings?
Username: Mainliner
Posted 2006-02-19 23:32:05 and read 1771 times.

The government won't tell us. scratchchin

Topic: RE: How Does This Fly With Such Small Wings?
Username: CO7e7
Posted 2006-02-19 23:33:58 and read 1740 times.

Quoting Flyf15 (Thread starter):
How does this thing fly with such short stubby little wings?

What kinda aircraft is this ?

Topic: RE: How Does This Fly With Such Small Wings?
Username: Newark777
Posted 2006-02-19 23:35:01 and read 1740 times.

It has these larger ones as backup. Wink

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This same plane in its glory years.

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Topic: RE: How Does This Fly With Such Small Wings?
Username: TheSorcerer
Posted 2006-02-19 23:35:39 and read 1740 times.

Those aren't the wings i think, might be radar pods. The wings are probably further back on the A/C.
Dominic

Topic: RE: How Does This Fly With Such Small Wings?
Username: Cedarjet
Posted 2006-02-20 00:22:50 and read 1580 times.

Still more wing area in the first photo than on an F104 Starfighter.

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