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Old 7th Oct 2014, 22:00
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A quick question. Chickenlovers star jump #1607, I notice that the air deflector doors are closed. We're they only used for para door exits ? And what benefits did they offer ? Whilst I was trained to fix them, no one ever told me how they benefitted the paratrooper. I can only suspect that without them, some form of profile airflow would drag the jumper toward the empenage and risk injury. I bet AA62 will know.

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