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Old 05-27-2004 | 12:43 PM
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Tall Paul
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Default RE: Flaps vs. Flaperons

Flaps work better than flaperons. With extreme flaperon down, your lateral control goes away, and in fact reverses.
Splitting full span ailerons into seperate surfaces; ailerons and flaps is a better choice. About 30% of the semi-span becomes a flap while the aileron response is hardly affected.
On a Cub, with barn door ailerons, flaps work extremely well.