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Old March 7th 10, 02:59 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Doug Hoffman[_3_]
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Default Full-span flaperons as airbrakes?

Or consider the ASW-12. No spoilers/airbrakes and the flaps did not
move much (i.e. flaps were little or no help for glide path control).
Later versions had a tail chute. Now *there's* a real man's glider!
Kudos to anyone who dared to fly it.

Regards,

-Doug