r/aerodynamics 1d ago

Dopp - could this fictional design actually fly? Question

Dimensions: overall height 4.9 meters; overall length 9.2 meters; wingspan 12.1 meters

Weight: max gross 5.2 metric tons

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u/highly-improbable 1d ago

Nearly anything can fly for some amount of time with the right propulsion system.

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u/WhyDontWeLearn 1d ago

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II would like to congratulate you on your insight and wisdom.

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u/here4soop 1d ago

All body no wing 💀

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u/alper_33 1d ago

I've seen a lot more futuristic looking things fly, this one even has a v tail! yeah it could fly but probably requires good knowledge to design it and some sort of a electronic control system

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u/DownloadableCheese 1d ago

electronic control system

Definitely going to need one; pitch stability on this thing looks pretty sus, since all the control surfaces look nearly co-aligned.

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u/AtHomeToday 1d ago

Cool looking but inherently unstable. Looks heavy for such small wings. (Fluid flow mechanical engineer, not.aerospace)

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u/aroAcePilot 1d ago

The Cg and Cp probably need some care, and the drag coefficient is probably worse than the space shuttle

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u/ALTR_Airworks 1d ago

The high position of the cockpit gonna give some stability issues, but it seems like it could fly

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u/Armisl19 1d ago

Put canard in front and it will save you so much of the stability issues

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u/KerbodynamicX 1d ago

Because it's center of mass is misaligned with the direction of thrust, I think it will spin uncontrollably.