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unusual facts about swept wing


Waterman Whatsit

The Whatsit was a swept-wing, tail-less airplane designed by Waldo Waterman between 1911 (when he first got the idea) and 1932 (when the prototype was finally in testing phase).


Adolf Busemann

Busemann originated the concept of swept winged aircraft, presenting a paper on the topic at the Volta Conference in Rome in 1935.


see also

Canadian Aviation Corps

1 Burgess-Dunne two-seater tailless swept-wing pusher floatplane built by Blair-Atholl Syndicate Limited of England