If airbrakes are extended during a glide, and speed maintained, the rate of descent will:  
a. Increase and glide angle will be steeper  
b. Increase but glide angle will remain the same  
c. Decrease  
d. Remain the same

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Answer :

a. Increase and glide angle will be steeper

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