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Cooper vane
Airplane stairs security device / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Cooper vane (also sometimes called a Dan Cooper switch or D.B. Cooper device) is a mechanical aerodynamic wedge that prevents the ventral airstair of an aircraft from being lowered in flight.[1]
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