det@hawkmoon.MN.ORG (Derek E. Terveer) (12/13/90)
From: det@hawkmoon.MN.ORG (Derek E. Terveer) I just saw a "wings" episode that mentioned that the rotating bomb bays on the b57 aircraft allowed the plane to maintain full speed over the target during its run. I don't understand how the rotating bomb bays could provide that capability over "regular" bomb bay doors -- unless the reduced drag of the rotating design made that much of a difference in air speed. My first inclination would be that it wouldn't, but... derek -- Derek Terveer det@hawkmoon.MN.ORG Minnesota Field Hockey Association, Nort
jtchew@csa2.lbl.gov (JOSEPH T CHEW) (12/17/90)
From: jtchew@csa2.lbl.gov (JOSEPH T CHEW) In article <1990Dec13.033432.19357@cbnews.att.com>, det@hawkmoon.MN.ORG (Derek E. Terveer) writes... >I just saw a "wings" episode that mentioned that the rotating bomb bays on the >b57 aircraft allowed the plane to maintain full speed over the target during >its run. I don't understand how the rotating bomb bays could provide that >capability over "regular" bomb bay doors -- unless the reduced drag of the >rotating design made that much of a difference in air speed. My first >inclination would be that it wouldn't, but... My first-order guess -- not enlightened by any specific knowledge about the B-57, mind you -- is that the issue was whether the bomb-bay doors would rip off at full speed. I may of course be full of prunes as usual. --Joe "Just another personal opinion from the People's Republic of Berkeley"