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Old 17th May 2012, 10:52
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At that level I'd say two factors.

(1) How much g you're pulling. In a 2 g turn, effective weight has doubled, so stall speed goes up with square root of weight.

(2) With CG, further aft CG reduces tail downforce, which reduces lift required from the mainplane, which reduces stall speed.

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