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blendo ◴[] No.21169371[source]
I'm encouraged to see proper wings and empennage, glad you're not making an octocopter. Bonus points for conventional (tailwheel) landing gear.

But questions:

How fast can it fly and for how long?

Article says "weighs about one-third of a Cessna". So less than 1000 lbs empty?

And, importantly, with those wings, does it "stall" normally, at 40 mph or so?

Asking as a former J-3 Cub pilot who'll assuredly never afford this.

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1. twic ◴[] No.21170608[source]
Proper but forward-swept wings, which mean you won't be able to fly this without substantial computer assistance.