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From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
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Posted for "Eric M. Jones" <emjones@charter.net>:

Scott,

It may well be that you are correct. I have done this in a C172 and the 
increase in speed is easily apparent (~2 knots).
The rear CG condition leads to divergent pitch stability at low speeds. At 
cruise, you have lots to work with.
A completely flying stab would be ideal for speed.

>Bleriot never built a "high-performance" airplane. 

Oh really?.........

>He didn't understand the drag reduction in laminar flow. 

They say the P51 wing was laminar flow. But good authority says it never was. 
There may not be such a thing. There is good flow and better flow, that's all.

Regards,
Eric