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Old 08-22-2005 | 06:54 AM
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Default RE: Hinge line for ailerons?

The hinge line on the top is usually preferred for 2 reasons:

1) This further down the chord the air stream on top is really wanting to separate and any gap introduced would cause it to further separate.. which is bad for several reasons

2) You usually want a smaller down deflection of the aileron than an up (for minimizing adverse yaw)

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