Posted by ROCKET SCIENTIST at pcp126744pcs.medfrd01.nj.comcast.net on January 21, 2002 at 13:43:50:
In Reply to: what the hell are spoilers and what does *NT* mean posted by HansEricson on January 21, 2002 at 13:00:34:
: what the hell are spoilers ?
: what does *NT* mean?
Spoilers are hydraulically powered control surfaces usually found on the dorsal surface of a wing or empennage and deployed to disrupt laminar airflow and cause drag on an airplane in order to slow it down. Also called speed brakes when deployed in flight.
You definitely should not be using them in this forum unless your ISP supports sending heavy metal packets through your modem (turn compression OFF)
But I know mine doesn't.
ROCKET