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Old 30-06-2009, 09:43   #9
sneuman
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the biggest advantage is the aft cabin.

there's some evidence that they are slightly less stable than an equivalent aft cockpit. I haven't seen any hard evidence of that, but it seems plausible.

Aesthetically speaking, I think an aft cockpit looks better, but that's subjective.

Full disclosure: I have aft cockpit and have no strong preference either way.
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