[WWI] Balanced vs. unbalanced ailerons.

[Steve Cox]

Tim, a balanced aileron has an overhang forward of the hinge line, so that
the force needed to move the aileron is reduced, eg Fokker DR1.

Most a/c have the ailerons working together, so that when port is up
starboard is down, and vice-versa. There were a few where only one operated,
downwards, and the airstream took it back to level when the controls were
centred. Pictures of these a/c on the ground show both ailerons down. Early
Short seaplanes were often built this way.
regards
Steve
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From: tim mixon <mixontda at att.net>
Reply-To: World War I Modeling Mailing List <wwi at wwi-models.org>
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 11:00:35 -0700 (PDT)
To: <wwi at wwi-models.org>
Subject: [WWI] Balanced vs. unbalanced ailerons.

Hello, I have a general question about ailerons.  If a plane has unbalanced
ailerons would all of them droop downward when at rest? How would they work
in flight in that fasion? It seems to me they would be independent of each
other.  thanks   Tim


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