Unanswered Query

In Burt Rutan's Stratolaunch design detailed in “The Big Drop” (AW&ST Dec 19-26, 2011, p. 26), are there specific reasons he did not locate the cockpit in the center fuselage for more balanced control; link the two tails together following the P-38 design for rigidity; or use propjets instead of...

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