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User currently offlineDripstick From Canada, joined Dec 2001, 2364 posts, RR: 24
Posted (11 years 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 544 times:

I know these two have forward swept wings...


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...and I know Royal Air Freight out of Ohio still operates Hansa's, I believe.

Are there any other examples of forward swept wing designed aircraft?




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User currently offlineVafi88 From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 3116 posts, RR: 19
Reply 1, posted (11 years 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 532 times:

yes, the C-37 "Bepkyt" in russian, or Golden Eagle-in english, it is an "experimental jet fighter with swept forward wings"


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User currently offline174thfwff From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (11 years 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 531 times:

Nasa X29-http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/photo/X-29/Medium/index.html

Junkers Ju 287-http://www.soton.ac.uk/~genesis/Level2/Planes/Germany/Ju287.htm

Russian S37- http://www.aeronautics.ru/sukhoi/s37004.jpg



User currently offlineDripstick From Canada, joined Dec 2001, 2364 posts, RR: 24
Reply 3, posted (11 years 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 526 times:

Thanks guys.

Can you imagine a wide body pulling-up to a gate with forward swept wings?


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