On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 10:27:17 -0600, "Dan Apel"
wrote:

:As another aeronautical engineer I strongly agree (and second) this opinion.
:BTW if you want long range a canard is not for you.

A canard does some things badly. Like STOL, or loitering in a
thermal.

Range is one of the things it does very well.