I have a question about the template, when comparing it to a lifting body aircraft similar to the NASA reentry craft of the 1960's and 1970's.
Commercial application:
US-SpacePlane Systems - Associations
Automobile 2 - Odds and Ends pictures by kach22i - Photobucket
From the image above (flipped the sunrise picture), you can see several deviations from the template. Considering this form is supposedly optimized, how can this be explained.
I'm assuming full airflow attachment considering claims like the one below.
US-SpacePlane Systems - Associations
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During its two and one half year test period this remarkable aircraft has perform numerous runway takoffs and landings, stall recovery, aerobatic manuvers and water landings. Its jet fighter performance has paved the way for even more advanced lifting body crafts to be built by USSPS in the near future........
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