[WWI] Balanced vs. unbalanced ailerons.

[Tom Solinski]

Wow I think it's fascinating that the meaning of a balanced aileron evolved
from this 1918 definition to that of today.  A modern "balanced" aileron is
statically loaded in such a way that if you disconnect the flight control
cable or linkage the free to swivel aileron will stay right where you put
it.  It is balanced around the hinged axis.  Has nothing to do with
aerodynamic balancing as implied in the first post or being linked together
to have balanced movement as in the post below

 

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MrT

 

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From: wwi-bounces at wwi-models.org [mailto:wwi-bounces at wwi-models.org] On
Behalf Of Tom Morgan
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 8:42 AM
To: World War I Modeling Mailing List
Subject: Re: [WWI] Balanced vs. unbalanced ailerons.

 

Yup, from "Practical Flying - Complete Course of Flying Instruction" by W.
G. McMinnies, 1918 -

    Ailerons, Balanced: By connecting the ailerons of each wing, so that
when one is pulled down and the other is pulled up the surfaces are made to
balance.

 

Tom

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Rusty Scott <mailto:rustys at dscottre.com>  

To: World War I <mailto:wwi at wwi-models.org>  Modeling Mailing List 

Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 7:53 AM

Subject: Re: [WWI] Balanced vs. unbalanced ailerons.

 

 The ailerons cant both droop when not in flight in a cable control system.
They are connected to a single control device. One goes up and the other
goes down........... Balancing (like in a Gee Bee Z) is done to prevent
flutter and aid in the feel of the control surface.

 

Rusty

----- Original Message ----- 

From: tim mixon <mailto:mixontda at att.net>  

To: wwi at wwi-models.org 

Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 2:00 PM

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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