I know I am not an aerodynamist so I can't answer. There are times you need speed to escape downdraft.
Karl
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> the thickness adds strength, and without knowing the air-foil at every BL there is no way to know what they are designing into the Arc wing and therefore impossible to copy (IMO)Â
> Is the CD wing need changing for some reason other than thickness? I thought that the thicker wings were stronger, and a low speed (where the CD flies) the drag wasn't so bad (and maybe more drag at a higher speed not a terribly bad thing either in this case).