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Old 5th Jun 2019, 09:50
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stilton
 
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Originally Posted by BluSdUp
I love aviation.
One of the reasons is our industry come up with some wild and good ideas.
This one was not.
Anyone who has flown in some light or moderate turbulence can figure that out!
A bit sad but rely, it would have broken up at one point.
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Cpt B

Have to agree, could never understand why the two large booms were not connected with a large horizontal stabilizer, like a P38


That would have made for an enormously strong airframe, the design chosen seems to put a massive amount of stress on the wing, too much I would have thought
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