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Old January 29th 09, 05:00 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Bob Kuykendall
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Default Short Wings Gliders

On Jan 28, 8:30*pm, Dan Silent wrote:

think about the PIK without spoilers, so designed to win,
and it did..... but what a mistake to have such a solid
and durable sailplane with flaps and no spoilers because of a new class or
a new regulation!


A mistake to embody simple, effective, terminal-limiting glidepath
control that reduces stall speed instead of increasing it?