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Mon Sep 30, 2024 3:32 pm
Has anyone ever encountered the term "cathedral" used to refer to anhedral? A bunch of the 3-view drawings from Republic -
F-84F,
RF-84F,
YF-105A,
F-105B,
F-105F - have it. However, since that's the only place I've ever seen it and all of the aforementioned drawings are similar style and arrangement – suggesting they were drawn by a single person – I'm inclined to attribute it to one draftsman's personal proclivities. Perhaps he previously worked in architectural drafting and he brought the term with him?
Tue Oct 01, 2024 5:03 am
Yes - it's strange but I recall seeing it referring to the F-4 tailplane, also an early missile though I forget which.
EDIT: found it!! North American Aviation used it to refer to the anhedral drop tank fins added to its first 120-gallon tank and AMC replies also use the term. This would be circa 1948/49.
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