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Old 18th May 2012, 13:17
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Well if you want me to get picky, stall speed goes up with (weight x load factor / MTOW)^aeroelastic coefficient.

For a rigid wing, aeroelastic coefficient is 0.5. For a non-rigid wing, the coefficient varies according to deformation with loading - a hang-glider can well be in the range 0.6-0.8.

That form of the equation is the Venton-Walters equation.

And you're unlikely to find that in many groundschool notes.

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