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Old 27th May 2013, 02:06
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grounded27
 
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Aerodynamically speaking it defeats the purpose of ground spoilers because while spoilers spoil the lift you keep adding to it by increasing the angle of attack
Yes but do not the flaps and high AOA of the wing create/add more drag than the spoilers alone can in this config?
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