SPEED BRAKES
Level-up your landing game with the handy mod that gives you ultimate speed control
The addition of speed brakes to your Skymaster comes with many benefits to help you have more control, maneuverability, and faster descents without a build-up of speed for smoother landings, decreased wear-and-tear, and increased safety.
Benefits of speed brakes:
Safely double your rate of descent without increasing speed, reducing power, or using landing gear
Increase descent control and maneuverability
Decrease wear-and-tear on engines, landing gear, and flaps
Maintain aircraft maneuvering speed and power without a build-up in speed
Reduce engine shock cooling
Quickly slow to turbulent air penetration speeds
Instantly reduce speed when needed (can be deployed at or near Vne)
Speed Brake Annunciator Lights (under center of glare shield)
Speed Brake Retracted
(Right wing, no drag configuration)
Speed Brake Deployed