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Old 12-15-2016, 07:01 PM
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Yes, the aileron mechanism is amazing, and it provides scale actuation from pushrods going from the fuse to the bottom of the wings. It does have a weak spot, which is the connection between the wood dowels and the aluminum torque tubes. In my very old one I had to cut out some of the bottom covering and put music wire pins through the two because the epoxy joint eventually gave out, probably from expansion and contraction of the aluminum over the years, and maybe swelling and shrinking of the wood dowels.

Of course, if you're not planning on flying it 40 years from now maybe it doesn't matter!

Jim