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To: RaceBannon
Excuse me, but, I just picked up the latest Popular Mechanics, p21, and they have an article on just this plane with a photo of a 21 ft (wingspan) model!! ... It is called the X48B and it is announced this model will under go tests at Dryden soon.

Cool! I'll just pop over in my Flying Car to check it out!

15 posted on 02/05/2007 4:46:07 AM PST by bondjamesbond (Have you ever noticed that whatever the problem, the government's solution is always "more taxes"?)
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To: bondjamesbond; Tribune7

You guys!!

They even have pictures of the model, too

Check it out, it could be a reality, it only makes sense, a huge lifting body

Bernoulli tried it in the 30's with plywood

Nowadays, it can be done with composites and aluminum

quite doable

too big to park next to your helicopter, though.....


19 posted on 02/05/2007 8:27:09 AM PST by RaceBannon (Innocent until proven guilty: The Pendleton 8...down to 2...GWB, we hardly knew ye...)
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