> You could have all of the fuel at the back, behind the passengers and engines....

		mbauman on June 4, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Flying-V: Flying long distances energy-efficiently > You could have all of the fuel at the back, behind the passengers and engines. That would cause quite the difference in handling between takeoff and handling. The fuel tanks span the length of the fuselage in this design — and I'm sure that's intentional.