Which was first?
Got a toughy question for you guys.
Which model A/C was first to incorporate spoilers into the design of the wing?
I have original plans for the DeBolt Viscount of 1961 which shows how to mount upper and lower spoilers to aide in turns. Used a balsa door, top and bottom, then a cam to lift each open in cooperation with aileron movements.
Was this the first instance? The same aircraft was the first production model to incorporate retracting gear the following year.
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