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Old 10-28-2002 | 06:08 PM
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Default Trainer with Flaps

Nice diagrams Minnflyer! For simplicity, flaperons are really appealing, and might give you all the extra lift you need, especially if they have enough chord. From an aerodynamics perspective, I prefer separate flaps and ailerons, to assure that you retain aileron authority at low speed. This is definitely not a problem for every plane, but the low speed situations in which one would use flaps are the kinds of situations in which aileron authority can be a problem.

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