Amazing Flying Wing Projects,M. Henter from 1930s

[hesham]

Hi,

please see those amazing flying wing Projects,designed by M. Henter during 1930s.

https://www.google.com/patents/US2194596?dq=M.+Henter+airplane&hl=ar&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0gtLWj-PUAhVCXRoKHT8yB9UQ6AEIJjAA

 

[Schneiderman]

The list of badly-conceived flying wing designs in patents seems to be endless :

 

[hesham]

Via my dear Tophe,

a clearer views.

https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=US&NR=2194596A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=19400326&DB=&locale=en_EP

 

[Avimimus]

The list of badly-conceived flying wing designs in patents seems to be endless :

Hello Sir - what do you find to be badly-conceived about these designs?

They appear like they would be quite able to fly (even if they'd have less than optimal efficiency).

 

[Schneiderman]

Are you serious?

 

[Avimimus]

Are you serious?

Yeah, except for the landing gear configuration / float volume. I don't see any reason why these designs couldn't fly.

 

[John Frazer]

It wold be interesting to see how they behave.One thing which wold help is some way to blow a prop or two over each rudder. Embedded engines and prop units above the wing wold do this.

Tails are what "all-wing" designs need, and most of these have tails.

 

[hesham]

It wold be interesting to see how they behave.One thing which wold help is some way to blow a prop or two over each rudder. Embedded engines and prop units above the wing wold do this.

Tails are what "all-wing" designs need, and most of these have tails.

Good question.

 

[Retrofit]

The list of badly-conceived flying wing designs in patents seems to be endless :

Well, some concepts have been re-used both by Boeing-NASA on the "C-Wing" (McMaster-Paisley-Hubert-Kroo-Bofah-Sullivan-Drela) and by Synergy Aircraft

C-Wing:
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19970003675.pdf

McGinnis Synergy:
http://synergyaircraft.com/

 

[Schneiderman]

Which is pretty much what I said