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Old 5th Jan 2011, 02:02
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Actually small planes have such low wing loadings due to FAR 23 limiting stall speeds to 61 knots due to crash survival considerations. Cost consideration rule out sophisticated high lift devices, hence large wing areas. Th Helio was an exception but long gone.

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