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Old 19th Sep 2000, 20:00
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Barney
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Hi folks,

Just to throw a bit more in about a symmetrical wing producing no lift at zero AoA.

I do glider aerobatics, and have flown many times in an aircraft called the Fox. It is a highly aerobatic glider, with a symmetrical wing section (similar performance both erect and inverted).

I know that this glider is very easily stalled in a nose-up and nose-down attitude. It is a weird feeling when you drop the nose sharply, and then kick in a bit of rudder.......you flip straight into an inverted spin!

Barney