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Old 12-01-2004 | 03:37 PM
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ksechler
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Default RE: Barn door vs. strip ailerons

What's the area of the respective ailerons. Maybe the strip ailerons were significantly larger. The other question would be what kind of ARF wing were you using.

I can see why there would be more adverse yaw with barndoor ailerons since the area you're deflecting has a longer moment-arm. The fuselage on the Kadet is kind of large and slab-sided. Perhaps as the barn door aileron deflects and induces yaw the side-slip of the fuselage starts to work against the aileron.