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May 16th 08, 04:31 PM
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Spoilers or Airbrakes - Whats in a name?
I spotted the following statement in Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoiler_%28aeronautics%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_brake_%28aircraft%29 "Spoilers differ from airbrakes in that airbrakes are designed to increase drag while making little change to lift, while spoilers greatly reduce lift while making only a moderate increase in drag." I had always used the terms spoilers and airbrakes interchangeable. This statement makes it seem like they are not. So what does the typical sailplane have? Spoilers or airbrakes? - John "67" DeRosa 
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