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Old April 27th 11, 05:22 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Rob Brown
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Just in case you are still wondering ...

On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 at 02:04 -0000, Gary Emerson wrote:

Francisco De Almeida wrote:
The German manufacturers would rather have their customers release
the = tail ballast at +2=BAC. I suspect solar radiation is the
reason why = people can keep their water at lower air temperatures
without = immediately being awarded a split tailplane. So if you
have both outside temperatures below 2=BAC and no sunlight ... =
beware!


What's +2=BAC and 2=BAC for the clueless?


=BA is the degree symbol, IE the superscript circle. So Francisco was
saying "+2 degrees C" and "2 degrees C"


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