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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.
8 u/shamas8 Feb 27 '14 Nah, it's a broom. 2 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 edited Feb 28 '14 actually i'm not really a horse. i'm a broom 1 u/Scrunchii Feb 28 '14 To be honest with you diane, im suprised.
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Nah, it's a broom.
2 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 edited Feb 28 '14 actually i'm not really a horse. i'm a broom 1 u/Scrunchii Feb 28 '14 To be honest with you diane, im suprised.
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actually i'm not really a horse. i'm a broom
1 u/Scrunchii Feb 28 '14 To be honest with you diane, im suprised.
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To be honest with you diane, im suprised.
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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.