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The first big forward swept aircraft, the Junkers 287 research airplane (picture source). The odd engine placement was the result of optimizing the cross section distribution for transsonic flight (what is today called area ruling). The white spots are pieces of sticky tape to attach wool tufts for flow visualization, and the canisters below the wing engines are rockets to shorten the take-off run.
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