During WW II, Don Mitchell became responsible for the construction of the wings of the CG-4A. In 1943 he had responsibility for the building of the XCG-16 prototype. At the same time he was working on his own flying wing, model 278.
One of Don Mitchells projects was the conversion of a 1/2 scale XCG-16 which he converted into a flying wing using external stabilators for control and stability. He, along with Hawley Bowlus and Paul Tuntland, flew the wing many times at the various dry lakes. They towed with both auto and airplane with no major problems.
Later it had an engine attached.
Side-by-side two seater.
Wingspan: 50 ft
Glide ratio: 38-1
Engine: 1
Cruise: 79 mph
Landing speed: 28 mph
All Aero 