Advantages of canards include improved lift distribution and decreased drag, offset by stability issues and limited load capacity. Evolving aircraft technology and optimized wing designs have led ...

Designed in the early 1950s, the Payen Pa-49 Katy had a delta wing, jet engine, fixed gear, wooden structure, and less thrust ...

and the banked canard pulls the aircraft nose in the direction of the desired turn. From: Burke, "The Gossamer Condor and Albatross," Report No. AV-R-80/540, AeroVironment (1980) The outer ends of the ...