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To: cuban leaf

Exactly. To achieve such a vehicle, you must compromise the best qualities of both that make each of them unique. In the case of an aircraft especially, one of these is weight considerations and the recognition that the form of an aircraft follows function.


7 posted on 06/30/2021 12:52:35 PM PDT by DMZFrank
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To: DMZFrank
The weight consideration was addressed with the lift body construction.

The body is in part, the airfoil

11 posted on 06/30/2021 12:59:59 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true !)
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To: DMZFrank

Like a power boat that you might want to take on a long trip. you sacrifice speed for distance?


20 posted on 06/30/2021 1:21:53 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2
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