TIL in order to achieve higher stability and defeat undesired oscillations , the Horten brothers - designers of the UFO-looking WW2 German tailless prototype aircraft the Ho-229 - introduced a twisting design into the wing so that it had inherently different AoA across its chord.
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Horten HO 229 | Aircraft |
WWII Horten Ho229 Flying Wing Nurflugel, downloadable, paper model, from Fiddlersgreen


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