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Old 05-05-2003 | 11:22 PM
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Default Re: aileron neutral position

[QUOTE]Originally posted by geoharry
[B]Typically, once the CG is set you set the aileron neutral by putting the plane in a vertical, power off dive. If the plane pulls to canopy, drop the ailerons, if it pushes to the gear, raise the ailerons.

Changing the neutal from the above setting may fix the KE problem but the plane will be out of trim.

Geoharry,
Please correct me if I am wrong, but it seems to me what you stated above is incorrect.

If the ailerons are dropped, that causes more drag on bottom of wing and the plane will pitch toward the canopy. You will need to raise the ailerons to correct of pitching toward the canopy.

And if the ailerons are up higher that will great more drag on top of wing, and make the plane tuck toward the gear. To solve that problem you will need to lower the ailerons.