As an old guy I can say GPS has not been around that long. I remember in 94 or 95 a US military helicopter strayed into North Korea and got shut down because it didn’t have a GPS.
A german factory built Rutan variation. I just don't get how it can fly when the two people are so ahead of the lifting wing... sure the engine is a little behind the wing but not a lot.
The canard is a lifting surface as well as the wing, and the engine and prop as you point out is aft which all up is about 400 pounds. They did the math, it balances.
