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Old 06-30-2016, 04:32 AM
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By learning to build lighter (although not totally necessary) and getting the wing loading down you also get rid of those unwanted low speed characteristics and gain stability, only you gain in inverted flight, right side up flight, and well... The entire flight envelope really, unlike a more porky counterpart with built in washout as a band aid. Just because you most likely have not pushed the envelope into lightweight construction methodology doesn't mean you shouldn't be at least exploring it. Sport aircraft, aerobatic aircraft, and warbird aircraft gain all around stability and overall performance with a lighter loading.

Bob

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