Wings and airframe With the performance requirements to a large extent dictating the choice of the engine, the airframe turned out to be quite bulky compared to contemporary slimmer designs with turbojet engines. The first prototypes had a straight midsection fuselage that was later improved with a "hump" on the dorsal spine for reduced drag according to the area rule. The wing had the shape of a double delta with a dogtooth added to improve longitudinal stability at high incidence angles.Riebe, J. and William C. "Low-Speed Stability Characteristics of a Cambered-Delta-Wing Model", NACA RM-L55L21a, 1956.
Wings and airframe With the performance requirements to a large extent dictating the choice of the engine the airframe turned out to be quite bulky compared to contemporary slimmer designs with turbojet engines The first prototypes had a straight midsection fuselage that was later improved with a "hump" on the dorsal spine for reduced drag according to the area rule The wing had the shape of a double delta with a dogtooth added to improve longitudinal stability at high incidence anglesRiebe J and William C "Low-Speed Stability Characteristics of a Cambered-Delta-Wing Model" NACA RM-L55L21a 1956