Originally posted by Johng
Roger - I tried the link to your web site, but "Cannot find..." Are you over your traffic quota?
Anyway, I know an article or two have been written about this before - I think one was in MAN some years ago. Anyway, I'd like to see the work that's been done if anybody has a source. Specifically, how to calculate how many oz-in of torque will a certain setup account for. "Flight Surface creates X oz-in torque minus Y oz-in from the trim tab = oz-in needed from servo". Solve for Y and then size your servo.
I have just bought a Lassek A-10 which will be begging for tabs on the ailerons - both scale and functional.
I'm not sure on the calculation of torque, I'll have to re-read the article.
And yes with Geocities, me being cheap and don't pay for the web site, it goes out of comission every once in a while because of traffic quota as you said,
Now if I start selling more engine standoffs and Fiber Optic extensions, then I will be able to afford a higher quota for my web site.
http://www.geocities.com/roger_forgues/Boost-tabs.html