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Old June 4th 20, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Rakel View Post
Since we have now decided to re-invent the tow plane to put the tow hook on the CG, has anybody considered a canard design with a front or mid fuselage mounted engine?
Not quite what you have in mind but I've towed behind one of these back in the 80s and it was a pretty darn good towplane and apparently good to fly

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transavia_PL-12_Airtruk
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