Phil Collin wrote:
Whilst I have enjoyed reading this thread there is one thing bugging me.
you all keep referring to spoilers, when in actuality I believe you are
referring to airbrakes.
Spoilers, as those of you that have and do fly gliders / motor gliders
which utilise spoilers will know how different
their behaviour is to that of airbrakes.
sits back and awaits #flames#

I've noticed that Americans tend to refer to airbrakes as spoilers. I
wonder if this is because most (all?) Schweitzer iron is fitted with
spoilers rather than Schlemp-Hirth air brakes. Most Americans seem to
have learnt in the SGS 2/33.

Personally, the only spoiler-equipped gliders I've flown are our
Slingsby T-21b and an SGS 2/33. The spoilers on both are memorably
ineffective.


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