Stuart & Kathryn Fields wrote:

Here is an interesting link
http://rareaircraf1.greyfalcon.us/UNITED%20STATES.htm
See especially Curtis 24-B and Curtis-Wright XP-55 Ascender. Did Burt Rutan
know about these?




Of course he did.
The Wright Flywer was the first one.

And the Granville Boys built one too...
Pretty ugly duck.

http://www.airwar.ru/enc/xplane/ascender.html
(sorry 'bout the language, but it's the only photo /3 view I could find)

MSFS
http://www.fswarbirds.com/index.php?...o&FileID=10819

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Richard

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