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Old 26th Feb 2018, 02:46
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According to a book I read on the XB-70, the wave-lift was intentional "miss information". The primary reason was that drooping the wings dramatically improved directional stability at cruise Mach speeds (although I wouldn't be surprised if did provide wave-lift benefit - at least according to that book it wasn't the primary reason.)
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