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Old 07-02-2013 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by JamesNoBrakes
Probably 200mph glide speed too in case of battery failure! I have a problem trusting something with a wing that small and 2 non-centerline engines.
Exactly!

This thing has smaller wings/higher loading than a T-38, and it takes me 7 months and 110 hours to teach a kid to fly it.....when he's flying it 3-4 times a week!

And I have to ask: where's the lateral stability? There's no tail-volume. (Unless there's a Segway in the backseat.....)
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