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A 5 page review of several of the cutting edge innovations in aircraft design that were made in this era. Emphasis is placed on aerodynamics and the introduction of the jet engine. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AM2_PPaviationEvolutionWWII.rtf
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the old adage. This certainly was the case in the World War II era in terms of aviation. In this era airplanes were much simpler than they are
today. The Wright Brothers had only made their infamous first flight just a few decades previously. Even then, however, the most important part of a plane were the
same as they are today. They consist of the fuselage, the wing and, at least in the case of powered flight, an engine to move that wing through the
air. Fuselages, wings and engines alike, of course, come in many sizes and shapes. The World War II era resulted in a fast-paced evolution of these primary airplane
features. The plane fuselage and the wing benefited from several design changes during the World War II era. Drag cleanup research maximized performance
by improving plane design so that they were more aerodynamic. Some of the innovations that came about as a result of drag research resulted in obvious changes to plane
appearance but others were more subtle in terms of their appearance. Flush riveting, for example, was an incredibly important element in drag cleanup. Howard Hughes racing plane was
the fastest thing going in the U.S. during this time and one of the most important features of that plane was flush riveting.
Flush riveting positioned the skin panels side by side rather than overlapping them and creating a seam that rose above the surface. More obvious design changes that
resulted from drag research included the advent of swept wings. This produced a wing that met the fuselage at an angle rather than from an angle perpendicular to the
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