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Old 12-19-2006 | 05:10 PM
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johndou
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Default Flaps or flaperons?

I have the Hangar 9 Ultra Stick that I recently built ... and now need to replace the wing ... long story, stupid beginner mistake. I’m trying to decide if I should build the wing with flaps and 1/2 span ailerons or full span ailerons without flaps? I have the Futaba 7C radio and I’ve learned that it’s not capable of mixing the flaps and ailerons to give me full span ailerons along with flaps and airbrakes, etc ... I’d like fast roll rates and I think I’d get better roll rates with the full span ailerons. So, as I see it I have three choices (two different building choices)

1) Build with full span ailerons and mix in flaperons.
2) Build with flaps and 1/2 span Ailerons and “Y” the flaps with the ailerons (the flap/aileron option has wider flaps and ailerons).
3) Build with flaps and ailerons and program flaps and ailerons along with air-brakes ... the way I had originally built it.

Will I have higher roll rates and a better overall plane with full span ailerons? Do I really need flaps? Do flaperons really work?