Why Did ‘Ring’ Wing Planes Remain Just a Dream?

An airplane with wings that we all know today annular wing Can you imagine what could happen? Maybe we can’t even imagine it and know what it looks like, but such a design was developed years ago.

The one who tried this strange design Bell Riot plane It was the French with . But why have we never seen a ring-winged plane floating in the sky? Well, even if we saw it, we couldn’t believe our eyes!

Lockheed, an aviation company, designed this ring wing as a commercial aircraft.

The aircraft was designed in gigantic sizes in the 1980s. It was planned to be 52 meters long and have a wing circumference of 7.4 meters.. The wing would be attached to the fuselage at a mid-length low point and curved back 27 degrees to join the tail, reaching a height of 23 metres.

Do not think that people designed this design to make a change. Because the most striking feature of this design is potential fuel efficiency was to provide.

This huge plane With the capacity to carry up to 120 passengers stood out and seemed perfectly suitable for suburban routes, especially those that do not require high altitude.

These ring-shaped wings, While it seemed to function like traditional wings, it was also expected to offer unique advantages. One of these advantages was that the wing created more lift force, allowing it to land on shorter runways, consuming less fuel and being minimally affected by winds.

But this design encountered several difficulties.

Obtained from the increased lift force in the aircraft save fuel Increased parasitic resistance was a problem. This neutralized the savings. It was realized that meticulous engineering was required to prevent these problems.

Appears very different from conventional aircraft type ring wing designNaturally, it was both risky and expensive. There were investors who were hesitant to support the project, even an example of which had not been implemented yet. This situation made financing the project very difficult.

So what could be the reasons for this design to fail?

Normal stabilize a plane While steering and steering requires solving a seemingly simple but very complex structure, can you imagine the control of these unusual planes?

Since ring-wing aircraft have a more complex structure, great difficulties were encountered in terms of production and engineering. Material selection, production processes and structural durability Factors such as these increased the costs and naturally prevented the widespread implementation of this design.

The high cost of ring wing aircraft was also a reason why they would not be very useful.

In the civil aviation industry, compliance with safety standards is also very important. ring wing airplanes The process of complying with these standards may have made their adoption difficult.

Looking at On a regular wing plane?If they asked the public whether we would like to ride on a plane with wings, we would all undoubtedly give the same answer!

This design, which we have never seen in the sky and perhaps can only be seen in a movie scene for now, is with increasing innovations in aviation history and with the obstacles overcome, one day it will be implemented. Maybe then we will have the opportunity to meet them in the sky.

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