With variable sweep wings you can adjust the span for cruise efficiency. This helps to reduce wave drag. The wing sweep control can be scheduled on air data such as Mach number.
[[Effects of Wing Sweep on Drag-Divergence Mach Number]]
F-14 Wing
[[F-111B]]
[[XF10F-1 Jaguar]]
[[MiG-23]]
[[Su-22]]
[[Tornado GR4]]
[[B-1 Wing]]
Sources
- F14PresS07
Backlinks
[[Swept Wing]]
[[Wave Drag]]