wing area includes ailerons?
03-08-2007 | 12:27 AM
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wing area includes ailerons?
Maybe this should be in the beginner's forum, I am a newbie.
Do longer ailerons calculate into wing area/wing loading? I took an old trainer and replaced the 1" ailerons with 1.5" ailerons. They are tapered ailerons. Also I modified the old wing which had a flat 90 degree end, to include wingtips, for which I glued a piece of .25 inch balsa on the same plane as the bottom of the flat wing. The wingtip viewed top-down is roughly the same shape and size as the airfoil viewed horizontally. Then I glued in (missing the correct word here) pieces of balsa that went from the last wing rib tapered tapered down to edge of the new wingtip. All of course covered.
Not sure how to post a picture. I will try to post one.
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...00453859TfWlHM
Do longer ailerons calculate into wing area/wing loading? I took an old trainer and replaced the 1" ailerons with 1.5" ailerons. They are tapered ailerons. Also I modified the old wing which had a flat 90 degree end, to include wingtips, for which I glued a piece of .25 inch balsa on the same plane as the bottom of the flat wing. The wingtip viewed top-down is roughly the same shape and size as the airfoil viewed horizontally. Then I glued in (missing the correct word here) pieces of balsa that went from the last wing rib tapered tapered down to edge of the new wingtip. All of course covered.
Not sure how to post a picture. I will try to post one.
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...00453859TfWlHM
03-08-2007 | 01:07 AM
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RE: wing area includes ailerons?
Yes,I would say the increased dimensions adds up to more wing area ,and therefor a little less loading per sq. foot. All else being the same.
