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Old 05-15-2019 | 05:29 AM
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The difference with a Piper Cherokee is it's a low wing aircraft that needs that dihedral to be stable in level flight. A high wing design doesn't need anywhere near the dihedral since all of the plane's weight is below the wing, not above it, making it generally much more stable to begin with