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Old 17th June 2019 | 05:50
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msbbarratt
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Roll stability?

At a guess I'd say it's going to reduce the roll stability of the airframe. Roll to the right and instead of providing lift to correct that the right wing tip will just flex up a touch more. I'm sure they've thought about that though! Interesting idea.
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