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Look at the wings. Somebody finally did it, a low swept wing connected to a high forward-swept wing. In this case the connection isn't quite at the tips, with
by tropo 7y ago
Look at the wings.
Somebody finally did it, a low swept wing connected to a high forward-swept wing. In this case the connection isn't quite at the tips, with the forward-swept wing being smaller, so it isn't quite the same as a rhombic closed wing. The forward-swept wing is a little bit like part of a tail.
This was more expected on aircraft with highly variable center of gravity, such as passenger and cargo planes. It's seen on some concept plane sketches from Boeing. Putting these wings on a drone is a little odd. We can wonder if there are internal bays that sometimes contain reconfigurable heavy things, such as surveillance equipment or bombs.
The choice may be just to experiment with the concept. Perhaps it helps with short takeoff.