interesting GD never found the need for canards... 
interesting GD never found the need for canards... 
That question comes up often whenever planes like the Typhoon and Rafale come up, and I have always found it a tad strange. After all, one could also say that the manufacturer of the Tiffy and Rafale never had the need for horizontal stabilizers (after all, a canard is simply a horizontal stabilizer aka tailplane mounted in front of the wings). Which is why I find the question strange - in the past some on FR have criticized canards, but do not seem to have a problem with horizontal stabs. It is like a criticism of an alsatian while overlooking a German shepherd - when they are basically the same thing.