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Old 09-23-2006 | 03:24 PM
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Default RE: what exactly are flaps for????

I have a DH Beaver which has a tendency to ground loop due to the forward landing gear which places a lot of the weight on the tail; the use of half flaps(30 degrees) reduces this tendency a great amount. Don't know the aerodynamics of this but it works!