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The C-17 Globemaster's Unusual Asymmetry

Aviation is a field full of precision and symmetry, dictated mainly by aerodynamics. Most aircraft are deliberately designed to be symmetric along their centreline: equal wings, balanced weight, and ...
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The plane that was unbalanced on purpose - and somehow worked

The Blohm & Voss BV 141 was an asymmetrical German reconnaissance aircraft built to solve a real battlefield problem: poor ...