Many small and special STOL aircraft can fly as slow as 40 mph.
they were slow not as fast as todayswell they were slow airplanes
Travelling would be very slow.
Slow and gravitationally restricted.
Slow, delicate, open cockpits, and cable controls.
They slow down gradually and lose height as they land
Low and slow...great observation planes.
Because they can go straight up and down without having to have the distance to pick up speed or slow down like airplanes. Its the way they are built.
Before, airplanes were more mauneverable and faster, they were hard to control and very slow. Before the planes were powered by jet engines and turbofans, they were powered by propellers.
Military airplanes with big, powerful jet engines and lots of things that go boom!
Compared to today they were very slow. Many could not go much faster than 100 mph. Most modern cars are capable of greater speeds than these 'planes.
Depends on the destination
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