True. It just seems like the theme of this thread is to do everything physically possible to fly fast. The higher aspect ratio wing of the same area would fly a little faster. Doesn't the cruise missile have a fairly high aspect ratio wing?

Here is a plane with little wings. Scale model of the X-15. It is the prototype for an air lauch rocket powered plane. A friend that builds them gave me the first one to play with. It has a length of 53 inches and a wing span of 26 inches. The weight is 27 ounces. It uses elevons to fly. I have been demoing it at fly-ins for about two years now.

Even thought the plane looks sleek, it has a huge amount of drag and a steep glide angle. It wouldn't penetrate into a breeze until I added some weight. It wouldn't make a very fast powered plane.