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I agree. There are so many forces at such incredible potential levels of torque that the center wing must be almost entirely full of structural elements... and those probably pass through to the outer wings.

Imagine differing oscillations of pitch or yaw from each fuselage happening at the same time... and at just the right/wrong frequency for the connecting structure.

I'm sure I'm just overly paranoid, but often we find out long after something is built that some "little possibility" was overlooked.




>Imagine differing oscillations of pitch or yaw from each fuselage happening at the same time... and at just the right/wrong frequency for the connecting structure.

Exactly. I expect they have real-time computer control of all control services that quickly adapt the relative attitude of both fuselages to prevent over-stressing the wing, but what about "rogue waves" of turbulence hitting each fuselage differently. What's the safety factor on both the adaptive controls and, as a backup, the structural integrity of the wing?




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