RE: Swing Wing Aileron Function
I tend to study a project to death before I actually do anything. Here is the latest evolution of my design. With a .90 engine this should be a good combination.
Now I am trying to come up with a kit that I can start with. I do not want to scratch build a plane but I don’t mind bashing to heck out of one. So far it seems the GP Patriot is as close as I can come to a starting point but it is much smaller than I want to build. I looked at the GP Tracer but the wing is to wide to look right when it is swept back. I figure the wing mechanism will weigh about the same for any size plane (within reason) so a larger plane will carry the extra weight better.
I’m not in any danger of starting this project until I work out some more details. I still don’t have an answer to my original question. When the wings are in the swept back position should I disengage the ailerons and use the elevator as both aileron and rudder or should the ailerons continue to function when swept back?
Anybody got the answer to that question?