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Old 23rd Jun 2019, 15:30
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billybone
 
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Although one can argue they dont flap- watch the B52 wings bend upwards on takeoff. Depending on fuel load at the wingtip tanks , the wing can relatively easily be moved up and down by hand ... and that was over 50 years ago .
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