[wanderingjew]

Because the CoG should be about 1/3 to 1/2 of a chord from the leading edge of the wing. This is a bit harder to eyeball with swept wings, but yes, it really looks like this thing is going to have some trouble rotating.

Is the builder doing something different that would change this? I don't know. The nose of the plane looks a little 'long' if he's using a piston engine as the article suggests, and I don't see any pitots sticking out. It looks like a plane, but there are some weird details that just don't make sense.

The proof in the plane is in the flying, and according to the article, this plane never flew. I'd really like to see a flight test before giving this guy credit for building a plane.