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The kit consists of 2,083 pieces and faithfully captures the jet’s iconic shape, including its long and skinny fuselage and curved delta wing.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2023
The diminutive, largely aluminum single-engine design incorporated a cropped delta wing blended with the fuselage body.
—Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2021
This design could take the form of a delta wing – a triangular shape used by Concorde, among others – or simply a swept wing, at an angle optimized for faster-than-sound travel.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 27 Jan. 2023
The aircraft’s shape is reminiscent of a delta wing aircraft, used in military and supersonic jets like the Concorde, but the Falcon Solar takes it a step farther with curved wings and an elegant, bird-like fuselage.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 12 May 2022
The 71-foot-long fuselage was designed for aerodynamic efficiency, with a delta wing and three J85-15 engines by General Electric for supersonic speeds.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2022
Ryan Aeronautical selected the delta wing for its new X-13 Vertijet aircraft that takes off straight up.
—Thomas E. Stimson, Popular Mechanics, 15 July 2021
Any delta wing has a large area, so wing loading is low.
—Thomas E. Stimson, Popular Mechanics, 15 July 2021
The briefing includes a rendering of a fighter concept that appears to combine the nose and cockpit of an F-CK-1 with a tailless delta wing similar to that on the Mirage 2000.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2023
The diminutive, largely aluminum single-engine design incorporated a cropped delta wing blended with the fuselage body.
—Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2021
This design could take the form of a delta wing – a triangular shape used by Concorde, among others – or simply a swept wing, at an angle optimized for faster-than-sound travel.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 27 Jan. 2023
The aircraft’s shape is reminiscent of a delta wing aircraft, used in military and supersonic jets like the Concorde, but the Falcon Solar takes it a step farther with curved wings and an elegant, bird-like fuselage.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 12 May 2022
The 71-foot-long fuselage was designed for aerodynamic efficiency, with a delta wing and three J85-15 engines by General Electric for supersonic speeds.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2022
Ryan Aeronautical selected the delta wing for its new X-13 Vertijet aircraft that takes off straight up.
—Thomas E. Stimson, Popular Mechanics, 15 July 2021
Any delta wing has a large area, so wing loading is low.
—Thomas E. Stimson, Popular Mechanics, 15 July 2021
The briefing includes a rendering of a fighter concept that appears to combine the nose and cockpit of an F-CK-1 with a tailless delta wing similar to that on the Mirage 2000.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
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