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Old 09-23-2002 | 07:57 PM
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Default Aerodynamic Turning Model

For what you suggest to work the camber change would have to take place over the entire span.

Most pylon racing planes have very short aileron span, 8-10 " is common. If you used them as flaperons, what is the rest of the wing doing?

I'm sure someone could come up with a design for the fastest turning plane, but fitting it into an existing set of racing rules would be hard and it might be at a disadvantge compared to other designs that are optimized for a given set of rules. Just depends on what your after.

If you look at Q40 planes and watch them fly, I believe they are as optimized as they can get, while still meeting all the class rules.