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Old 14th Jun 2014, 17:27
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June 1912, a plane without ailerons won the first place in Aspern - Wien airshow (Austria) for flying the smallest circle (Jane's All The World's Aircraft)
FFS Simplex - just because somebody flew without ailerons does not necessarily make it a good idea
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