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I always wondered how stealthy VG wings can be. They seamed to have seriously considered them for NAFT and A/F-X ,which is not surprising since they perfectly fit the mission profile for these aircraft (very long loiter time, slower approach speeds for carrier landings..etc),but I can't help wonder if the stealth requirement was the downfall of NATF. It seams very difficult to make a stealth VG aircraft. The wing roots themselves seem like a nightmare for stealth designers, let alone the changing angles of the leading edges of the wings. I guess that was one of the reasons the Navy considered the NATF such a big technological risk :-\

[QUOTE="Maki, post: 46221, member: 808"] I always wondered how stealthy VG wings can be. They seamed to have seriously considered them for NAFT and A/F-X ,which is not surprising since they perfectly fit the mission profile for these aircraft (very long loiter time, slower approach speeds for carrier landings..etc),but I can't help wonder if the stealth requirement was the downfall of NATF. It seams very difficult to make a stealth VG aircraft. The wing roots themselves seem like a nightmare for stealth designers, let alone the changing angles of the leading edges of the wings. I guess that was one of the reasons the Navy considered the NATF such a big technological risk :-\ [/QUOTE]

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