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Old 11-17-2002 | 10:09 PM
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Dsegal
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Default barn door ailerons

The main reason most kits have strip ailerons is that by extending the aileron to the root of the wing you are close to the fuselage which allows a single servo to drive both ailerons. Using barndoor ailerons requires installing either two servos or a complex mechanical linkage if only one servo is to be used. I don't know what the aerodynamic considerations are, if any.

Dave Segal