Daily Archives: March 3, 2014
Wings #18 (Balancing Ailerons)
Total build time: 486 hours. The ailerons must be balanced for 2 reasons: control feel, and flutter. The plans for the aerobatic ailerons call for both ailerons to be balanced to each other by hanging them by their hinge point and comparing the trailing edges. The lead counterweight is the ballast that provides the balancing, … Continue reading
Categories: Flaps and Ailerons, Waiex #197, Wings
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