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Old 11-17-2003 | 12:04 AM
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Default Sig Cap Aileron Flutter

I've heard that this plane will sometimes flutter the ailerons at high speeds. I'm worried that one day I'm going to "chicken" out of a maneuver and full throttle out while going down and the aileron will fall off. I'm doing some repair work to my cap after a bad landing and am also adding a smoke system... While I'm at it I'd like to strengthen the wing saddle and do whatever I can to the ailerons. Will sealing the hinge lines with clear tape and adding static counter balances do the trick?

I'd never heard of an elevator failure on this model, but what about adding flying wires? I'd use 40 LB test fishing line, will this cap benefit from flying wires?