[WWI] Maurice Farman Aileron Control Question

[Clay Fulcher]

Thank you Ernest. Surely not all WWI aircraft worked this way? Some photos show the ailerons tilted in the same direction.

Clay

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: ernest thomas<mailto:reason108 at hotmail.com> 
  To: World War I Modeling Mailing List<mailto:wwi at wwi-models.org> 
  Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 10:36 PM
  Subject: Re: [WWI] Maurice Farman Aileron Control Question


  Clay, 
  You understand the rigging correctly. Ailerons work the way you described; one goes up while the other goes down. Makes the airplane roll into a bank for turns. 
  E.

  Paradise is exactly like where you are right now
  only much, much better.




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    From: cwgf at flash.net<mailto:cwgf at flash.net>
    To: wwi at wwi-models.org<mailto:wwi at wwi-models.org>
    Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 20:13:34 -0700
    Subject: [WWI] Maurice Farman Aileron Control Question


    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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