ORIGINAL: jrf
Fellers: You are never going to get a really fast roll rate from that plane. It wasn't designed for it.
Jim
Actually it rolls QUITE fast. Much better than 2 revs per second.
Remember that the thinness of the ailerons are offset by their length.
We have a few of these planes at our field. I've seen them in action.
I also have a similiar but smaller Extra 300 too with identically sized ailerons and it rolls very fast.
As others have posted there are probably other factors... namely:
- The holding power of the servos used. Blowback is quite possible.
- The SPEED at which the plane is flying, faster speed = faster roll.
- The amount of throw.
On my smaller Extra it doesn't take much throw to cause it to roll quickly.