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Old 11-27-2013, 01:48 PM   #67 (permalink)
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Look up the W.W.2 Dauntless dive bomber, The dive brakes were flaps on bottom and top of the wings with holes in them so the airplane could dive straight down and control it's speed while aiming at its target. Some jet fighters have dive brakes and they have holes in them, I imagine they were subject to much wind tunnel testing to find out what worked best.
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