Comments by "Gort" (@gort8203) on "The Nikitin-Shevchenko IS-Series; Polymorphic Fighters" video.

  1. This is an interesting period in aircraft development that passed rapidly as the power and speed of airplanes advanced. Obviously the monoplane configuration is proven to provide more speed, but the blanket statement that it provides less lift and slower climb can be misleading. A given fuselage can receive an equivalent amount of lift from two wings of shorter span or one wing of longer span. The lower drag for equivalent lift is why the monoplane configuration is superior for almost any airplane unless the wingspan must be restricted for other considerations.
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