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Quote:
Originally Posted by afterburn 549
It is quite oxymoronic that 50 years or more back, the flying wing was said to be and deemed very unstable and not worth pursuing.
(after the German wing discovery)
Now, amateur aircraft (experimental) and radio control folks all report these to be very stable and self-correcting.
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Jack Northrop had several very successful prototypes. The YB49 had some yaw instability and certainly would crash if you stalled it. But for the most part there were no serious issues with most designs.
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