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20th Dec 2011, 09:11

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On the Chipmunk they are pulled down by cables. The cable is about as thick as a bicycle brake cable, and there's one per flap (in the final part of the flap drive mechanism).

If a cable snaps, you'll get assymetric flap deployment.

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