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Originally Posted by daepp
Why didn't the canard stick in the private jet arena? I understood it to be a superior design.
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The quick attitude change, higher stall speed but quicker recovery from a stall are apparently not passenger friendly I guess.
Exceptions to every rule, right?
Piaggio’s Unusual Airplane Maximizes Efficiency
Piaggio’s Unusual Airplane Maximizes Efficiency | Autopia | WIRED
Beech Craft - Starship
http://home.iwichita.com/rh1/hold/av/avhist/bch/raytheon.htm
TU-144
Tu-144
Velocity Aircraft
May 14th, 2011
Boeing New Passenger Plane Design Patent
Boeing New Passenger Plane Design Patent at Flightstory - Aviation Blog, News & Stories
Canard design used for braking:
A couple more large canard concepts in the last link above.