Bill Watson
En-Route
Ya. It it’s just a paper increase. Nothing magical about aerodynamics that makes that happen....and it comes with more take off roll and less climb performance but lots of folks like em.
Not aerodynamic but there is an obvious structural strength advantage in better span loading of the wing. I’m not knowledgeable enough to explain it clearly but I do understand it. All aircraft with wing tanks can benefit from it, those with tip tanks even more so. Though it seems counterintuitive that spreading weight along the wing span can allow it to carry more total weight , it’s true.
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