Look I like consumer electronics and anime as much as the next girl, and Japan definitely did not deserve a pair of a-bombs dropped on them, but what they did in Manchuria and the Pacific after WW1 wrapped up (the one in which they were our allies, or part of the allies at least) was a special kind of evil that not…

By moving the wings further forward in front and backward in rear, you get greater moments on both sides. If you just move the rear back, then yes, you will decrease loading on the front, but there’s also a fucking huge (that’s a scientific term) wing out front, so there’s considerable (and appropriate) downforce on…

Here’s an MS paint quickie. The whole body acts as a lever arm, and front and rear wings are loads. Both wheels function as fulcrums.