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Old 16th November 2005 | 03:22
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stilton
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During the take off roll I fail to see how holding even large control wheel deflection angles into the wind (with resultant upwind spoiler deflection) would increase drag affecting ground roll, as long as most of the correction is removed prior to rotation, some into wind aileron must be held through rotation however.

My point is that, up until rotation this is, essentially a jet propelled ground vehicle (albeit a lift producing one) and that during acceleration spoilers merely kill lift, but that should not affect acceleration, UNTIL the aircraft is airborne.
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