Nazi ufos???

From http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=2805
It looks like there's more info on there, and links.

 

so what 'wonder wepons' did germany create that realy wern't wonderful

 

Pretty much all of them I think.... Is that me being anonamously quoted on the first page?

 

I think that ww2 pilots called UFO's "foo-fighters"- the band Foo-fighters got its name from that.

 

music exends it's reach even here . at least the foo fighters aint bad like a german drawing board ufo

 

when did we or anyone ever make a working flying saucer?..iirc there was a ducted fan thing that hovered in ground effect ,early 60s?...it seems to me that except for gas bags all working aircraft have wings and a tail...

 

the avrocar was basicaly a flying saucer....really low flying but it flew...until the government trashed it like they did the Arrow.

 

you mean a hover craft,,like 2 inches of altitude kinda flying?

 

A couple of feet I think. Enough to make it tippy. But yeah basivbasically a hovercraft without the skirt just a ducted fan (probably more than one)

 

It was basically uncontrollable. Worth trashing. But an interesting experiment.

 

so back to the basic fact...to have a practical flying machine one needs wings and a tail...there are no flying saucers ....being piloted by humans

 

Or wings and a good computer (B2 style)

 

Or just a good plane. HO/GO-229 style. (Never saw combat but prototypes did fly)

 

everybody had a proto type flying wing ...none ever were produced because lacking a tail they were all horribly unstable and usually ended up smeared all over some hill or farm field...

 

Actually technically you only need a stable airfoil....controls aren't always nesecary for flight.

 

dang ,black, a flyin wing WITH controls is a biotch to control...one built without controls would be kinda hard to sell to the taxpayers and i bet the test pilots would hate it....

 

Provided you enjoy flying in straight lines

 

If you aren't planning to return why not? (V-1 Doodlebugs...sort of)

 

v1s , of course had some type of self leveling device or everyone of them would roll into a steep dive and fireball within sight of the launch ramp...a perfectly balanced model plane can fly staight and level if you can fly it indoors ..ie a huge indoor stadium