Anything is possible!

[808sup]

https://youtube.com/shorts/PsmBu5QTcBw?feature=share
An updated skipper

[Beasho]

Nice! At least he demonstrates flight without a tail and IS able to pump:

PS:  Youtube "Shorts" are relatively new and don't post well on the Zone.  Maybe Admin can look into it.  When you post the link ONLY the Link shows (as above).  If you right click on the video it will look more like this and embed as a video:

"https: //youtu.be/PsmBu5QTcBw"

[PonoBill]

Anything is possible in video editing. Clearly, the tailless part is possible as Beasho and others have demonstrated long ago and the wingless version is a pretty funny way to end the video.  I wonder what happened with Giampaolo's experiments with minimal stabilizers. I thought it would be productive, at least as far as speed goes. Stabilizer drag is a compromise between stability and turning ability. With a long enough lever, a tail wing can stabilize with a tiny area and minimal lift/drag. If anyone starts trying to optimize straight-line speed I'd expect the progression to go that way.