[Petronski]

I laugh at the bit above where it is stated that the Boeing nose configuration was nicknamed 'the Monica.'

I also thought the Boeing team was almost 'going through the motions' and knew they needed more time to completely redesign (in a direction of the Lockheed configuration, though they didn't know at the time).

I personally was talking to my television set when Boeing took their craft to sea-level for VTOL testing. I have a liberal arts education, and even I know that this was a serious cop-out.

[Petronski]

BTW, the 'Pelican' tail configuration is very cool. I wonder if we will ever see it.