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20th Apr 2013, 20:49

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lomapaseo

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Some glider pilots like to wipe the bugs off the leading edge while flying, typically in a competition.

Where do they get the power to operate it from?

From some sort of RAT or battery?

I wonder what the trades in performance vs weight are?

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