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			<< Previous    |    Next >> Lent by Ames Research Center This version of the oblique wing concept combined the fuselage with the wing into one, much like a flying wing. In this design the engines and tail sections are mounted such that they swiveled. At low speeds (take off and landing) the aircraft looked similar to a conventional aircraft, as its speed increased the engines and tail rotated until the aircraft look much like a surfboard. This concept had superior performance over the original oblique wing concept.

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