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Originally Posted by Draco
Still working on the internal structure, and the wings are FAT!
I was slightly horrorized with the He-115 tickness, but this one is similar or worst. Of course, aerodynamically it's justified by the need to generate a great amount of lift at low velocity to allow takeoff from the sea, but we are talking about 17% of thickness!.
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Needless to say I could hardly believe the size of the London's upper wing - and its total wings area of 1,427 sq ft is actually greater than an Avro Lancaster.