ORIGINAL: Spoiler
Yep, the full plane shot is a tad indistinct.
Noooo, It was the full plane shot that explained it for me. Looking at the dark shot on the bench, I was totally clueless. See that's the thing about already knowing what's about to be said in most conversations. I was in the dark even with all the details because the design was so strange and original (to me). When I saw the full plane, even though the picture IS indistinct, I knew instantly what the deal was because I already had all the details.
One comment on the "scoop" design I had was that it would cause the aileron or hinges to break near the outboard end of the wings because of the drag caused by the scoop. Practically, the scoop is faired in at the front and only cataches the air when the ailerons are deflected. After about 6 or so flights, no problems were evident and no flutter occurred despite some high speed passes.
MMMMmmmm, I wasn't thinking so much that damage might result, but, yes, flutter if the linkages weren't sloppless, and a whole lot of drag. I saw the fairings ahead of the scoop, but I just wondered if that was opening up a huge hole for upper/lower surface pressure differential and vortexes all over the place. I wondered, if the linkages weren't perfectly sloppless, if the scoop might be jerked open a bit more as soon as it caught the air. But its all balanced. It just looks like such an original/rad idea.
Sadly, the plane is in need of a new right wing after a mid air collision and subsequent crash into a tree while trying an emergency landing!!
Yes, yes!! A law against all trees in needed immediately!! So let it be written.......