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This was suggested by TheMann in the More Advanced Earth thread. Skimming the wiki article, Jack Northrop claimed the plane was killed by Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington because Northrop refused to merge with Convair. It also says the plane had severe stability problems.
Could the plane's issues have been fixed? And, if it had been successful, what would be the effects on aviation?