Harold Kovac wrote:

Hi,
You're correct about the name Burnelli and the lifting body /wing fuselage.
When attending A & E school at Teterboro one was on the south ramp
deteriorating. One of the instructors told us why it was never accepted. The
story went someting like this. It was one of 2 being demonstrated to the US
Army prior to world war II. After being assembled from being shipped from
Italy, the elevator controls were rigged in reverse..the subsequent crash
doomed the concept in the militarys eyes...a good idea destroyed. When
looking through the windows, it appeared that about 8 or more people cold
hae been seated across the fuselage section. I have a pic somewhere that
I'll upload when I find it.
Harold Kovac...RV9A

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