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Old 11-04-2006, 04:43 PM   #1
sprice50
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Default Ailerons right to the fuselage (full length)

Hello,

Why don't giant scale 3D/IMAC planes have full length ailerons i.e. all the way to the fuselage?

My first thought was that could be due to IMAC rules regarding how far from scale you can deviate.

Another idea is that the designers believe that the airflow over deflected ailerons will interfere with airflow over the tail. That being said, numerous electrics have full length ailerons with no apparent effect on elevator control.

It just seems that having full length ailerons would help so much with correcting against torque in the hover and perhaps anti torque rolls.

Thanks for your imput,
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