Dave Butler ) wrote:

Peter R. wrote:
Dave Butler ) wrote:


One more thing: I should have added that they are vacuum powered, so put an
additional load on your vacuum pump.


Really? Are they the first generation? The Precision Flight
speedbrakes being sold now are driven by electricity.

Yes, really. I don't know what generation.

That "Really?" wasn't meant as a question of your fact; rather it was
simply an incredulous "Wow! Vacuum powered? That's gotta be a lot of
extra demand on the vacuum system."

Didn't know there were electrical ones.

Just goes to show you that occasionally some technological advances do
make their way into mainstream over twenty years time.


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Peter