QUESTION FOR THE BUFF OPERATORS
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From: by the Great Salt Lake, USA
Pointy nose be dammned, any attempt to reach trans-sonic flight speeds with a B-52 would rip the wings off from the buffeting.
As for a "V"-tail... the Buff's horizontal stabilizers contributed a lot of lift, not just control.
A "V" tail would need to be much larger to provide the same lift.
As for a "V"-tail... the Buff's horizontal stabilizers contributed a lot of lift, not just control.
A "V" tail would need to be much larger to provide the same lift.
