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Old 04-12-2005 | 06:15 AM
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Default RE: add split flaps to strip aileron wing?


ORIGINAL: Tall Paul

Certainly the simplest fix.
I'm presuming "ailerons full up" means the side that usually would go up to command a turn to that side doesn't move any further up, while the other side goes down, lessening the drag on the downgoing side so the up-aileron's drag brings the nose around.
Yes, I'm no aerodynamic expert so I don't know exactly why, but there is no weird yaw effect as I had when using flapperons that were both down.

I'm sure someone will explain it...

And someone will contradict him, and so on and so on...