Gentlemen,
Canards look cool because they are different. They have lots of problems in the real world.
Where do you put the fuel? You can't use the wings anymore because they are not at the cg in a canard configuration. Fuselage tanks become necessary.
You can't use high lift flaps because they move the cg and one needs to use the movable canard of the starship to maintain balance.
Canards tend to be much more sensitive to ice and even rain .
In the end, the Beech Starship was slower, burned more fuel, carried less useful load and landed faster than the much older King Air.
Ken
