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Old 07-31-2008 | 10:09 PM
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CloudSkipper
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Default twisted aileron

Hi,
I attached a pic of the left wing tip of my EFlite Mini ShowTime. You can see that the aileron is deflected upwards. The inboard end of the aileron is at neutral in this pic... I noticed this twist in it only after installing the ailerons. Right aileron however is perfect.

I've been debating whether to try floating a covering iron over the underside of it while manually undoing the twist. As you might know, the aileron on this is NOT solid balsa and the structure is on the delicate side.

If I fly it this way, I'll be trimming to the right for sure obviously... a fair bit perhaps.

I can't decide whether to try flying it this way or try the delicate procedure of undoing the twist before flying it. Do you think it would be pretty difficult or easy to get that twist out of an aileron like on the Mini ShowTime?

Can't decide... arg.

Thanks
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