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Supersonic

NASA's AD-1 was an oblique wing aircraft — one wing pointing forward, the other backward. At supersonic speeds, swept wings reduce drag, but sweeping both shifts the center of lift. The oblique wing solved this by rotating both wings on a single pivot.
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  • Oblique wing
  • Supersonic
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