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Schumacher U7549 Wing Mount Mouldings Top Cat – Metro Hobbies

The HFB 320 is a mid-wing monoplane of conventional layout, with rear-mounted twin jet engines beneath a T-tail. Constructed entirely of metal, it has a 10-seat passenger cabin and retractable tricycle undercarriage. An unusual feature of the aircraft is its forward-swept wing, which is mid-mounted in the fuselage. This arrangement allows the main wing spar to pass through the fuselage behind the passenger cabin, allowing a longer cabin with more seats while maintaining adequate headroom in the small-diameter fuselage. Hans Wocke, head of the engineering team, had previously designed the Junkers Ju 287 forward-swept experimental jet bomber of World War II.[2] As of 2017, the HFB 320 remains the only civilian jet ever to have a forward-swept wing. The German Air Force had ordered 13 HFB 320s in 1963.[citation needed] As part of the evaluation of the type, two preproduction