Word: sweepback
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Dates: during 1952-1952
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Unlike most fast new jets, the Starfire (over 600 m.p.h.) has straight instead of swept-back wings. Sweepback is meant to minimize the dangerous effects of shock waves at high speed. The same result can be accomplished by making the wings much thinner-a difficult job because thin wings tend to be weak and flexible. Lockheed gets around the obstacle by chewing large parts of the wing-skin, stiffeners, etc.-out of heavy slabs of aluminum...
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