I was under the impression that the “Flapjack” got it’s stol capabilities from the propwash over it’s wing/body. That’s why the props were set so far out in front. How do you do that with a jet?
Yes, it did, but it also got rid of the wing tip vortices off the tips via outward rotating props which negated the tip tornados which only enhanced the high alpha capabilities of a low aspect ratio platform. Apparently the reverse Zimmerman doesn’t have the tip vortices that Flapjack did, and you’d still get the high-alpha. Winglets work good with these type of platforms too, or add the Boeing “C” wings. Off the shelf Turbofan buried in the wing, F117A type Platus on the aft end. Ya I don’t have the bugs worked out, but why not give it a try...