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Old May 23rd 13, 03:27 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Peter von Tresckow
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Default How important are aileron gap seals?

soartech wrote:
What is lost without them? One point of glide? What about sink rate?
Is this just for racers? My glider does not have them.
Does anyone have any facts on this?
Thanks.


Our CFI was bitching about the lousy roll rate on the 2-33. We decided to
just put some gap tape over the aileron gap, and it actually improved the
performance markedly.

Peter