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Old 3rd Jun 2013, 00:28
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AdamFrisch
 
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Mid-wing the secret to high speed?

It seems to me that the fastest aircraft for any given power are mid-wings. Aerostar is the fastest in its class, Piaggio Avanti II is fastest in its class etc, fighters, etc. Is it because the wing box sections of all the other designs make them more draggy when they sit at top or bottom, or is there some other secret sauce present in mid-wings?
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