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The wing features large fowler flaps pivoting on three scissor hinges per wing, with a maximum 30-degree deflection. The flaps are electrically powered and are controlled by a switch to the right of the radio stack. The flap indicator is a three-light system which shows when the flaps are at zero,
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836:"Liberty Aerospace, Liberty XL2 Specifications"
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790:"Discovery XL-2 Gets An Upgrade"
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663:"In Service: The Liberty XL2"
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328:supplemental type certificate
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640:"Certification & Design"
363:Specifications (Liberty XL2)
272:Standard avionics include a
135:Liberty XL2 instrument panel
86:In limited production (2018)
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799:17 January
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599:References
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671:29 April
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