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Old December 11th 09, 02:50 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Eric Greenwell
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Default DG505, DG500 Spoiler box does not drain and freezes

brian whatcott wrote:
2G wrote:

Boy, I thought you guys were glider pilots! There is no "drain"
because that would be a path for high pressure air from the bottom of
the wing to escape to low pressure air on top, creating drag.

Tom


Good one Tom. Draggy or CofG in limits. Which would you prefer?

Brian W

It would take far more water than a spoiler box can hold to cause
handling problems - Tom's context. Perhaps you are talking about
something on the tail boom?

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