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Re: Split ailerons on the A-10

  •  07-02-2007, 2:40 PM

    Re: Split ailerons on the A-10

    It is common for a lot of fighters to have speed brakes deployed during landing. The reason is that engine spoolup time is somewhat slower than for a prop aircraft and if you have speed brakes deployed you can keep a higher powersetting during the landing. If you should have to go around you can quickly gain power by closing the speedbrake while you are spooling up the engines.

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