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These Racers must have at least 66 square feet of wing area – a rather large amount for a 500 pound airplane. This makes them good gliders if an engine blows but also makes them very twitchy in turbulence and very sensitive to pilot control inputs. The wing shape is not specified – it may be short wide and fat, a in this stock Cassutt...
 
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