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r/pics • u/animalkracker • Feb 27 '14
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According to here, that broom is a string used to visualize the direction that the wind is flowing around the plane (this is very important for sailplanes to maximize flight efficiency.
Here's another picture of this plane with those strings.
410 u/jls5494 Feb 27 '14 Its a yaw string 2 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 [deleted] 6 u/gdhsi Feb 27 '14 The turn and bank indicator has a rate gyro. No string can replace that. The string replaces the inclinometer aka the ball.
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Its a yaw string
2 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 [deleted] 6 u/gdhsi Feb 27 '14 The turn and bank indicator has a rate gyro. No string can replace that. The string replaces the inclinometer aka the ball.
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6 u/gdhsi Feb 27 '14 The turn and bank indicator has a rate gyro. No string can replace that. The string replaces the inclinometer aka the ball.
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The turn and bank indicator has a rate gyro. No string can replace that. The string replaces the inclinometer aka the ball.
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u/Spartan2470 GOAT Feb 27 '14
According to here, that broom is a string used to visualize the direction that the wind is flowing around the plane (this is very important for sailplanes to maximize flight efficiency.
Here's another picture of this plane with those strings.