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Old 01-01-2005 | 07:24 AM
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Default RE: Candy drop: will this work?

I'm not crazy about that idea. If these doors are going to remain open for the duration, they should open front to back, not side to side.

In a Front to back configuration, the airstream will keep them open. they may flutter a bit, but no biggie.

In a side to side configuration, each slight change in direction will cause a full deflection of the door in the opposite direction, so the door will be slapping back and forth throughout the flight.