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It looks like a canard to me, however the more I look at the aircraft  the more it looks like a little more than just a Cheetah with the ACW (and wingtip rails). The wing shape seems to be a lot wider and a slightly different shape than what I remember the ACW to be (not that I'm an expert on ACW by any means).

Remember that Carver was initially a single engine aircraft (like that pictured) - and it would make sense that what they developed wing-wise as part of the Carver program, they could then extrapolate this development into Cheetah program as the ACW, which due to the high cost they wanted for the ACW was never accepted (on the Cheetah Program).

I mean was there ever a definitive program to specifically develop the ACW for the Cheetah program - and why...? I doubt it, it was not covered in the Cheetah program and was offered later as a bolt-on solution - I would put my money on that it was rather just a spin-off of the Carver program...

So could the above possibly be one of the wind tunnel model options of the all elusive Carver....

I need to dig some additional ACW info up and post it (for some more reference).