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Old 09-26-2012 | 07:08 AM
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Default RE: Ailerons not straight

The ailerons are meant to change the camber equally and opposite for the wing halves, so that your rolling moment is uniform. If the right aireron has a different rolling moment than the left, with probably some additional drag, your plane will not do a smooth roll and may get weird on you when you least expect it. My suggestion is that you get each aileron dead straight, even if you need to cut out and replace the twisted sections.

By all means, first try the heat remedy previously suggested. But, with a fast plane like the revolver, don't gamble on the twists cancelling themselves out. You probably won't be that lucky. Good luck.