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Old 22nd August 2008 | 20:37
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Mad (Flt) Scientist
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There's still plenty of rear-engined planes around, and people building new ones - look at the business aircraft sector. The "push versus pull" thing is somewhat bogus. There are engineering reasons to prefer either design, and the specifics of a given aircraft design requirement will dictate - along with, to be frank, corporate history and accumulated knowledge - the specific configuration.
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