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Dorsal engine will choke in a low-power, low-speed, high angle of attack configuration because in gusty wind the body of the aircraft puts itself in front of the engine intake.

A go-around in gusty conditions will be very dangerous because of this and/or the huge side surface that this particular design create. A front gust will disrupt laminar intake flow and a side gust will turn the airplane in a heavy-tail roll. Revise design.

This could be the design concept that finally puts the ridiculously over engineered Osprey to bed.

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