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Old 09-18-2011 | 08:43 PM
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From: Kaunakakai, HI
Default RE: Flaperons/Spoilerons


ORIGINAL: RCKen

You will probably want to avoid spoilerons when you are landing. The purpose of spoilerons is to cause the wing to stop producing lift. So basically when you deploy the spoilerons the wing will stop creating lift and the plane is going to fall. For instance, spoilerons are used by glider pilots in order to make spot landings. They have a marked circle to that try to land in. When gliders land they will fly down to several inches about the ground and then when they are at the point they want to land they will deploy the spoilerons, which causes the glider to stop flying and will hit the ground.<div>
</div><div>If you use spoilerons on your plane when you put them out the wing is going to stop producing lift and the plane is going to fall. Since you are in a landing approach you won't have enough altitude to regain lift from your wing, which is going to result in a crash.</div><div>
</div><div>Ken</div>
That's basically what I want as I want to land in a tight area. Controlled crash! Can you just give it a "little" bit of spoiler action or do you have to go all the way?
My Hawk Sky is basically a glider and "coast" a long way.