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Re:Why we don’t understand heavier-than-air flight by Anarch157a on Saturday June 26, 2021 @12:16PM (#27643150)
Kelly Johnson caused a stir in the engineering community when he came up with the F104 Starfighter, with it's thin and almost flat wings.
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Re:Why we don’t understand heavier-than-air flight by Retric on Saturday June 26, 2021 @12:43PM (#27643405)
Yea, start throwing around enough thrust and you can fly just about anything. The F-15 got to the point where one wing was optional: https://theaviationist.com/2014/09/15/f-15-lands-with-one-wi...
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Re:Why we don’t understand heavier-than-air flight by slipframe on Sunday June 27, 2021 @12:36AM (#27648627)
There is more to that F-15 incident than just incredible thrust; the F-15's wide fuselage provides significant body lift.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifting_body#Body_lift

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Re:Why we don’t understand heavier-than-air flight by Retric on Sunday June 27, 2021 @09:35AM (#27651458)
They can also fly sideways. Body lift is why it can land, thrust is why it could fly.
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