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Old 06-01-2014, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by dspeers
I thought that the primary purpose of expo was primarily to counteract the Ackermann effect inherent in the geometry of most control linkages. Thoughts?
Not at all. Only control surfaces that have two attachment points (i.e. pull-pull, two-wheel steering, etc.) have any involvement with the Ackerman effect. With a single control rod there is no Ackerman at all.

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