I've been a fan of Burt Rutan since the VariEze first appeared on the cover of Popular Science in 1974. Oh how I wanted to build one of those planes. Burt Rutan has made more contributions to aerospace than anyone since Glenn Curtiss.
This wikipedia article is certainly relevant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_engine but I'm still not sure how the Boomerang can be so stable that it requires no rudder input during takeoff.
My guess is that by having one engine further back he creates the equivalent of the dihedral effect. If the plane starts to yaw in one direction. I have nothing but intuition to support this idea :)
I would love to see a detailed explanation of how this plane is so stable.
This wikipedia article is certainly relevant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_engine but I'm still not sure how the Boomerang can be so stable that it requires no rudder input during takeoff.
My guess is that by having one engine further back he creates the equivalent of the dihedral effect. If the plane starts to yaw in one direction. I have nothing but intuition to support this idea :)
I would love to see a detailed explanation of how this plane is so stable.