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Old February 15th 16, 03:16 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Eric Greenwell[_4_]
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Default Slips in turns and landing with winglets

kirk.stant wrote on 2/8/2016 9:55 AM:
Extra bonus - you get some lift off the fuselage!


Maybe this is intended as joke, but the last thing you want is a very
low L/D "airfoil" like the fuselage involved in providing any lift.

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