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Old 13th Dec 2010, 13:26
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mike-wsm --

To build on blue up's comment, on 747 Classics the outboard ailerons are locked out (do not move) when the flaps are up. Roll control in cruise is provided by the inboard ("high speed") ailerons and spoilers.

In fact it is a bit of a problem if the lockout fails.
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