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Pondlife
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Is Are there aany specific weight or structural difference between High and Low Wingsreasons to choose low vs. high wings for a cargo aircraft?

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Is there a structural difference between High vsand Low Wing for Structural ReasonsWings?

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High vs Low Wing for Structural Reasons

I have a large cargo aircraft concept and I am debating between a high or low wing. It seems like both are viable, but intuitively it seems structurally harder to support a high wing. Alternatively though I like the idea of a high wing to raise the engines and provide better field landing abilities. Can anyone comment on the weight penalties associated with one concept or the other? Is there a structural advantage to one configuration?