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^^ Too right!
Speaking specifically to your point regarding page 16, about retractable gear making no difference:
My favorite airplane (in the private plane sector), the Cessna 182, is also available in a retractable gear design. That alone makes it unique, you don't often see private planes available in both styles.
The fixed gear 182 has a cruise speed of 140 knots, the retractable model - same power - has a cruise speed of 156 knots. That's over 10% more speed. The rate of climb is over 10% better as well, even though the RG plane weighs more.
I do like the 182. It's a very handsome plane, especially in flight with the gear retracted. It comes close to embodying the old "if it looks right, it is right" maxim vis-à-vis small planes.
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