[WWI] Maurice Farman Aileron Control Question

[Clay Fulcher]

Thanks Carlos. I'm glad to be back and that the list is still here!

I've chopped off the ailerons, but I don't want to glue them back tilted until I find out. The control line path I see in the book seems to require opposing tilts. But I suspect this isn't true. 

Clay

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Carlos Carreira<mailto:cacarr1960 at gmail.com> 
  To: World War I Modeling Mailing List<mailto:wwi at wwi-models.org> 
  Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 3:31 AM
  Subject: Re: [WWI] Maurice Farman Aileron Control Question


  Hi Clay, long time no see!

  Some earlier aircraft had, while resting, all ailerons in the lowered position, and this aplies to some pre-war Farmans. I'm not sure about the M.F.11., but the only photo I saw with this is of a museum aircraft ( http://www.tekniskmuseum.no/no/utstillingene/fly/bilder/hallen_lite.jpg<http://www.tekniskmuseum.no/no/utstillingene/fly/bilder/hallen_lite.jpg>). I remember that the technical issue was discussed here but I can't remember how it works. 

  Carlos


  On Jan 5, 2008 3:13 AM, Clay Fulcher <cwgf at flash.net<mailto:cwgf at flash.net>> wrote:

    Greetings,

    I'm building a 1:72 Maurice Farman M.F.11. I recently got a copy of the "Air Board Technical Notes" which shows detailed rigging plans for the Farman (and 4 other aircraft). It seems to me that when the ailerons are raised on one side of the aircraft, that the ailerons on the opposite side have to be lowered, based on how I understand the rigging path. Does anyone know if this is true? 

    Thanks in advance for your help.

    Clay Fulcher


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