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Old 02-18-2011 | 11:23 AM
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From: Jonkoping, SWEDEN
Default RE: Flaperons/Spoilerons

ORIGINAL: Mike Ledbetter
Some call them ''Crasherons.''
Have a video camera going when you do that inverted pass with spoilerons deployed!!
Not a video and low quality, but here is my Sig Somethin Extra low, slow and inverted. I modified the wing to have flaps and in the picture I use a crow mix coupled to elevators (up elevator gives down flap and up aileron and vice versa). The SSE coud be flown at a snails pace. Very fun!



Here you can see what the wing looks like: [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10040553]post 19[/link]

IMHO full span ailerons should not be used as flaperons for landing. Tip stalling problems may occur if to much flaperon is applied and also aileron response can be sluggish or even reversed. If you are determined to try it, start out with very small deflections.