fanfoy wrote:
That airframe would have been so much stronger for the minimal weight penalty of joining the horizontal stabs together. They probably could have eliminated the outer panels, even. It would have taken a lot of stress out of the wing roots.
Pretty truck.
Duke wrote:fanfoy wrote:That airframe would have been *so* much stronger for the minimal weight penalty of joining the horizontal stabs together. They probably could have eliminated the outer panels, even. It would have taken a lot of stress out of the wing roots.
It's for launching rockets into space. A full with tailplane may get in the way. It may have to be divided.
Adrian_Thompson wrote:Duke wrote:It's for launching rockets into space. A full with tailplane may get in the way. It may have to be divided.fanfoy wrote:That airframe would have been *so* much stronger for the minimal weight penalty of joining the horizontal stabs together. They probably could have eliminated the outer panels, even. It would have taken a lot of stress out of the wing roots.
the whole things feels a little "Superman Returns"-ey to me
?Where's the hand grenade when you need it?
Art imitates life. Or something.
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