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July 15th 15, 01:43 PM
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water ballast
On Tue, 14 Jul 2015 17:00:30 -0700, Brad wrote:
so, I gotta ask....wonder what the public is going to think if/when they find out a bunch of guys in their expensive racing sailplanes fill them up with water just so they can fly faster,and then dump it out over the desert. Much the same as their reaction when they find out that Formula 1 racing cars have a wooden plank strapped to the underside[*]. [*] actually its Jabroc, not just a simple lump of dead tree. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | 
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