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Old 06-10-2011, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 41Sqn_Stormcrow View Post
Anyone realized that when one drops the flaps on the 109 the ailerons also slightly deflect down and now takes this as the new neutral position? Is this how it was?
Those are called 'droop ailerons' and they increase the camber of the wing, which supplements the effect of flaps and increases the maximum section lift coefficient

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