ORIGINAL: da Rock
ORIGINAL: seemefly_1
I'm still wondering how big that plane is[>:]
or how those tabs work
It's a 40%.
Those are booster tabs and actually drive the ailerons or help drive them depending. It's an excellent way to only use a couple of aileron servos instead of a line of them along each wing. Driving the tab in the opposite direction you want the aileron to go moves the aileron in the direction you want it to do. Aero does the work for you. One servo to drive the tab. Amazing why it's not done by everyone. The idea that it isn't as accurate seems to be a joke looking at that airplane do what it can do, which is what every other one of 'em can do. He just does it with less equipment, weight, and expense. Go figure.
You are precisely correct, and the larger the control surface, the more the boost tabs help. I use them on lots of my scale planes (disguised as trim tabs) since I can use a smaller servo to accomplish the same thing.
Bill, AMa 4720
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