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Old 25th Nov 2013, 05:59
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Gulfstream and their wing

From the GII to the -650 they have stuck with a large, lightly loaded wing with no slats.


No question they build a great aircraft but, in every class it competes in it does burn quite a bit more than the competition.


Surely a smaller, more highly loaded wing with slats would provide better field performance, lower drag and better fuel burn ?
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