AHEAD OF ITS DESIGN TIME
Years ago, Jack Northrop pointed out the key limitation of the flying wing concept for his time: As the dynamic pressure increases in a design intended for near transonic speeds, the structural requirements and associated weight for wing stiffness in both bending and torsion increase to prohibitive...
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