ORIGINAL: Balsa Master
ORIGINAL: Mike Connor
ORIGINAL: combatpigg
NO, you can turn either way, you TURN the plane with the elevator. The plane will roll [bank] either way, but if you put the single aileron on the starboard [right] panel, then left hand banked turns tend to adverse yaw the nose level, so you don't lose altitude in the turns. In the case of 1/2A pylon planes, there isn't any rudder so the single aileron was a gimmick to build in flight trim for turning left. If you put the aileron on the other side, you would bias right turns.
A single aileron on the starboard would make more sense for a left turning pylon plane. However, I can not see adverse yaw ever having more positive then negative effects from a drag standpoint.
while banking... if the wing that is pointing up has the higher drag then the planes nose will be pulled up closer to center and since there is no rudder that would kinda help flying at 90 degrees from level flight...
You have to remember that the higher drag is only while the the aileron is deflected. You must return the aileron to neutral after the desired bank is obtained.