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Originally Posted by ElAurens
I think, and it's just my opinion here, that they really wanted to win that first prize at the EAA show for best restoration, which they did, and that is why the dive brakes are still functional. When I mentioned to the ground crewman that was there with the plane that they typically wired them shut in service, well you should have seen the look of horror on his face.
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You know, what really surprises me is that a lot of these aircraft restoration folks normally don't have historians as part of the teams, which can often give them a better insight also on operational routines like that.
If memory serves the actuators are mechanic, so I suppose that the accidental opening is just part of a design flaw, one thing is for sure though, you don't want them to open when landing or taking off, nor opening asymmetrically, that would be a party pooper..
08-06-2012, 04:27 PM
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