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Yep. Nicely done.
So essentially you confirmed the Rogers (?) paper that the lowest loss of altitude, assuming certain stability conditions, is achieved by making a 45-degree banked turn at the edge of the stall. Good.
And there is the rub. At a moment of high stress induced by the engine failing you have to fly the aircraft right at the edge of its envelope at an altitude that leaves no margin for error.
If you are a proficient aerobatic pilot who practices regularly this is no big deal. However at the risk of sounding arrogant, if you are the average PPL with less than 250 hours total time who flies 15 to 20 hours a year, this is a recipe for a low altitude stall/spin accident, and those are almost invariably fatal, a sad fact confirmed by the accident statistics........