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No. The fuselage is a simple cylinder. What you see in the top plan view is the projected outline of the wings root foil section intersecting the fuselage. Note that the wing intersects the fuselage above center line -- that's why you don't see this apparent 'pinching' on the bottom plan view.The supersonic 'coke bottle' trick was not worked out till a few decades later (probably by former German engineers in the employ of the US I would bet a buck or two).These are orthographic projections, suitable for direct measurement lofting. When properly interpreted, an accurate model can be made. Tempting!What do you think, Scott?David
No. The fuselage is a simple cylinder. What you see in the top plan view is the projected outline of the wings root foil section intersecting the fuselage. Note that the wing intersects the fuselage above center line -- that's why you don't see this apparent 'pinching' on the bottom plan view.
The supersonic 'coke bottle' trick was not worked out till a few decades later (probably by former German engineers in the employ of the US I would bet a buck or two).
These are orthographic projections, suitable for direct measurement lofting. When properly interpreted, an accurate model can be made. Tempting!
What do you think, Scott?
David
