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Aircraft Weight
A heavy aircraft compared to a lighter aircraft will have poorer performance.
For example:
- higher stall speed
- higher take-off speed
- longer take-off distance
- poorer climb performance
- higher fuel consumption
- higher landing speed
- longer landing distance
- greater braking requirements when stopping
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