An Appreciation: Aerospace Pioneer Robert Liebeck
Credit: MIT
As a McDonnell Douglas engineer, Bob Liebeck sketched out a concept for a revolutionary airliner. In response to NASA’s 1988 call for ideas that could lead to a renaissance in long-haul air transport, Liebeck envisioned a swoopy design, dubbed the Batwing, that led to what is now known as the...
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