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Old 20th December 2009 | 13:59
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gearpins
 
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future test pilots

PC,
I am totally for trying out things and experimenting!!! true pioneering spirit
thank you for sharing your experience.
my two cents worth
the door acts like an aileron.which ever aileron is down that wing goes up.
however somethings got to give...
loss of altitude,power or speed....
I wouldn't try it close to the performance boundries
and the flight manual flew out the door long ago...
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