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Old 02-03-2005 | 05:28 PM
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adam_one
 
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Default RE: Park Bench Ailerons

How much was the wing chord during your wind tunnel tests? and which was the lowest airspeed?
Friction and the Reynolds effect result in an approximately ½" thick boundary layer toward the rear portion of a 4 to 5 ft. chord wing designed to fly at low speeds e.g. S.T.O.L.
A conventional aileron would thus have about 2 degrees of deflection with very little control effectiveness.