If the wing chord reduces by a factor of 10 (ie a 1:10 scale model) the model would need to fly at 10 times the speed of the full size aircraft, which would make that a supersonic model!!
You woont be able to keep the Reynolds number for a model wing that size the same as a full size - unless in lab conditions. The airfoil section will not be a scale as it would stall at very low AoA
FAA influence is trying to keep giant flying beer cans full of people alive. Don't discount human pilots. Although they do lock up some times, their systems are very robust.
Yes they can. Aeronautical engineering guys know how to scale the Reynolds numbers, mass and speed and all that good stuff. I thing they just keep the Reynolds number the same for full scale and model. The speeds would be reduced according to the formula here
What they are doing is collecting flight data on unusual maneuvers/attitudes that no one, well the engineers and corporate bigwigs would never allow with allow with the real jet. Long gone are the days when a Boeing test pilot
rolls the prototype 707 to show off for potential buyers.
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rolls the prototype 707 to show off for potential buyers.
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