Answer by Greg Taylor for Do some light sport aircraft have clipped wings to...
Clipping the wings may help a plane meeting the max gross limit of the light sports, but there are also max stall and max cruise speed limitations, which would be adversely affected by clipping the...
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Keep in mind that less wing area means a higher stalling speed, which translates to more runway needed for TO & landing. Climb performance and max. altitude may also be reduced noticeably.
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You must have heard wrong. Clipping wings is done to reach higher maximum speed.You mention light sport aircraft, so I assume they have propellers driven by piston engines. This means their power...
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Light sport aircraft may have a max airspeed in level flight at MCP of 120kts. I have heard that there are some light sport aircraft that have had their wings clipped in order to have a lower cruise...
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