Bernd<p>Looking at cruise missiles (Storm Shadow and Taurus, in particular), and being used to "normal" wings, I find it utterly fascinating how tiny and thin the wings can be when the only flight phase is fast cruise. No takeoff, no landing, no high angle-of-attack slow flight, no consideration for benign stall characteristics, no significant g-loads or maneuverability, but uncompromsing optimisation for high subsonic cruise (and the ability to stow the wings).<br><a href="https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/germanys-taurus-cruise-missile-could-be-the-next-for-ukraine" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thedrive.com/the-war-zone/germ</span><span class="invisible">anys-taurus-cruise-missile-could-be-the-next-for-ukraine</span></a><br><a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/thinwing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thinwing</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/airfoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>airfoil</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/aerodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aerodynamics</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/wing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wing</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/cruisemissile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cruisemissile</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/militaryaviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>militaryaviation</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/taurus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taurus</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/stormshadow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stormshadow</span></a></p>