rojwhittle wrote:There is no real mystery as to why the "wing" was shelved. it suffered all the problems that swept wing aircraft usually suffer but many times worse. Because of the varying lift along the span, there is a tendency for the wing to twist. If you consider the forces needed to control pitch without any rear flaps, which normally use the length of the fuselage effectively as a lever, it leaves you with a craft on which you can not control pitch and yaw at the same time.
However, it was a brave attempt, but one has to ask whether a fuselage is a real disadvantage.
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