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Old 28th Sep 2017, 09:44
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Piltdown Man
 
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I do hope they test the effect of ice, bugs, salt and the like on these wings. Years ago I flew some marvellous gliders with really fantastic laminar flow wings. You could actually see and feel the performance gain. But the moment a few bugs stuck to the leading edge you fell out if the sky.
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