They Didn’t Mean to Make It Seem like a Seagull, THEY SWEAR [Planes]

In an try to create a smaller, lighter, more fuel efficient aircraft, two university professors designed a swish-looking aircraft with a shortened tail and crooked wings, bearing resemblance to a seagull. But the item is, it was type of unintentional.

According to the designers, Joachim Huyssen Geoffrey Spedding, the look came together on its own as they implemented ” the elemental principles of aerodynamics.” Livescience says that the gullwing configuration allows the pitch stability of the plane to be controlled by the wings, as opposed to the tail. This, in turn, let them shorten the plane fuselage creating a more aerodynamic craft. While still inside the concept stage, the two have begun presenting their design in public. [ LiveScience ]

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