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Old May 26th 18, 07:58 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Larry Dighera
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Default High Wing Planes are Better Than Low Wing Planes

On Fri, 25 May 2018 17:00:17 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Comparing airplanes to birds is moot in this respect. You have birds achieving thrust by reshaping the wing by utilizing muscular structures in the body and planes achieving thrust without manipulating the wing.
If we assume that low wing is a better design, then birds would still be high wing because muscles achieve work by pulling, so flying would be impossible!


Astute deduction.

High vs Low: For me it's a choice between difficult fuel sump sampling and a
shelter from rain.

If operating on rough fields/bush, high-wing provides some wing clearance,
but the horizontal stabilizer is still an issue. High-wings tend to
nose-over when ditching. Choices, choices... :-)