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Old 01-12-2014 | 07:46 AM
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I went out to the shop & got a piece of 3/16" X 1" balsa, drew a line thru the center, glued a flat piece of 3/32 sheet to the back to represent the aileron. I then beveled it from the center to each edge. I put a 90 degree square in front of the bevel & pinched the two together. The back of the aileron was 1" off the table about 2" behind the leading edge pivot point. So if your aileron is at least 2" wide you'll get really close to your 1" of throw. If its not at least 2" deep, you can put a piece behind the 3/16" leading edge & bevel it harder. On a short wing like the Slow Poke thats alot of movement. If you get close to that you'll be fine. Heres some pics of the process......Gene
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