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Weight increase resulting in a stall speed increase

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As weight of the airplane increases the stall speed does increase. Due to the greater weight, a higher angle of attack must be maintained to produce the additional lift to support additional weight in flight.Therefore the critical angle of attack will be reached at a higher airspeed when loaded to maximum gross weight than when flying solo with no baggage. Please could somebody explain the airspeed part in this explanation by the FAA?


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