18:4218:42, 23 May 2020diffhist+25
Junkers EF 132
Not a "turret". That has a specific definition; it doesn't mean "any flexible gun position on an aircraft", in spite of popular usage. A turret spins around. A tail gun is rarely in a turret.
18:0318:03, 23 May 2020diffhist+12
Junkers Ju 287
"Revolutionary" would mean that it revolutionized aircraft design, started a new trend that was copied by others. The forward swept wing never caught on, so it clearly was not "revolutionary". it can't even even take credit for swept wings because the article says it wasn't to reduced transonic drag, but "to provide more lift at low airspeeds", which doesn't even make any sense and so must have been a failure or we'd see it on STOL planes today. Also "one of the first" suggests numerous others.
18:4218:42, 23 May 2020diffhist+25
Junkers EF 132
Not a "turret". That has a specific definition; it doesn't mean "any flexible gun position on an aircraft", in spite of popular usage. A turret spins around. A tail gun is rarely in a turret.
18:0318:03, 23 May 2020diffhist+12
Junkers Ju 287
"Revolutionary" would mean that it revolutionized aircraft design, started a new trend that was copied by others. The forward swept wing never caught on, so it clearly was not "revolutionary". it can't even even take credit for swept wings because the article says it wasn't to reduced transonic drag, but "to provide more lift at low airspeeds", which doesn't even make any sense and so must have been a failure or we'd see it on STOL planes today. Also "one of the first" suggests numerous others.