Clever man indeed. The Whitcomb bumps', as they were known, became widespread, the Buccaneer fuselage being typical.
Very poor example, me thinks. The Buccaneer was designed as subsonic, low-lever strike a/c and those embedded engines did not help, no matter the area rule!
Perhaps the F102 was the 1st practical example that professor Whitcomb was bang-on right. Then the F104 seems to me the perfect example of how the Coke-bottle-like fuselage should look...
Worth to mention that this man had a go on scimitar-blade props.
RIP professor
PZ
