This aircraft is a response to a request for design improvements on a plane made by Adamsr71, called the Grumman X-29 and based off an actual plane (a link to his plane is under specifications). In the process of improving, I made a wonderfully simple plane into a complicated monstrosity of wings and engines... that doesn't unexpectedly explode, crash, nosedive, stall, lose power, or spontaneously combust, unlike many of my other planes (especially the ones purpose-built with those options in mind). Score! In addition, this plane has a top speed of around 450 or so mph, and weirdly enough, the faster it's going, the more maneuverable it is! Lastly, it's tough; the wings can take quite a beating from air resistance. For instance, in testing, it pulled out of a 650 mph, 90° nosedive from 30,000 ft and went straight back up (180° turn) in less than a second without any damage to the wings. Thus, this is the second plane in my series of planes that look weird and fly well.


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If you leave a rating (specifically, a low one), then I request that you also leave a comment explaining the reason for said rating: that way, I can work to improve the design to the best of my ability!