"Perry J. Mick" wrote:

This was just mentioned on the canard list:

http://www.boeing.com/news/feature/concept/

It's not really a new concept though, considering it's been
around since the Wright Brothers.
--
Perry Mick
Duckt N7XR
http://www.ductedfan.com

Sorry for the second post on this topic, but I find this plane extremely
interesting.  Alan Shaw claims that the wake produced
by the canard causes significant drag on the main wing.  Hence his BWB design.
I notice that this plane has the canards up
high similar to the Concordski.  Will the turbulent flow off the canard improve
the lift of the main wing as it travels over the top
of the main wing?

They are talking about Mach 0.95 or higher.  Is much known about canard designs
at transonic speeds?  Supersonic speeds?

Regards,

Tom Brown

The B 70 had a canard, but it was not the primary pitch control - M.95 was one of the
cruise points,
altho primary cruise was supersonic.  I would not put too much spin on these pipe
dream artist
concepts, they are generally more to keep the engineer's juices flowing, than real
design concepts
Vance

 
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