What happened To Mid-Engined Aircraft?

In this video we explore the weird world of mid-engined fighter aircraft and try to answer a few questions about them. Namely - are they any good? And why weren't there more of them? Watch my similar video on rear mounted tank turrets:    • What happened to Rear-Mounted Turrets?   Support me (a human) here:   / redwrenchfilms   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:30 Conventional drawbacks 02:18 Mid-engined advantages 03:47 Mid-engined drawbacks 05:44 End... or beginning? 06:41 Outro All content is presented in historical context for educational purposes. All footage is owned by its copyright holder and is used in this channel under "fair use". Music/Sound Efffects by Epidemic Sound & Storyblocks.