Can anybody explane the entire concept of flaperons and how to set them up? how do they effect actual construction of the wing? how does the radio need to be set up? Is my understanding correct that they will drop both alarons and create the effect of flaps while still allowing the alarons to function proper?
I want to slow my cessina down some it comes in hot. still working on props trying to slow it down some. it's a hangar 9 arf .40-.60 and I'm running a .91 super tiger.
Looking for opinions on this matter.

Miloh.

Normally, a flaperon wing type is used with planes that have full span, strip type ailerons. The function does allow both control surfaces to move together as flaps or spoilers and opposite as ailerons. You normally plug the right wing servo into the aileron channel and the left into the flap (ch 6) channel. Once a Flaperon wing type is selected, the controls work. You will have to set the amount of flaps to move if you want them to move with the elevator.

For a scale Cessna, I would imagine you have ailerons at the outer part of the wing only. If you set flaperons with them, you will be getting wash in for landing. Your tips will be at a greater angle and tend to stall first.

If you have separate flaps, you can set elevator-flap mix to use them in maneuvers.

One use of the flaperon wing type is that it allows you to adjust each side of the plane individually-sub trim for centering and end points. I use it for this on every plane, but rarely use a maneuver type flaperon. On fun fly planes I do reverse the flaps and use down flap with down elevator. It helps in waterfalls and flip-flop type maneuvers.

I had not thought about the orentation of the ailerons on the wing and the in problem.
Thanks for your help.

If the plane has strip ailerons then DO NOT use a lot of flap or the ailerons will be ineffective. I learned this the hard way. If you have separate flaps and ailerons, set them up so the flaps work as ailerons, but the ailerons do not work as flaps except maybe for elevator flap mixing. Also, with the separate flaps and ailerons you can set up crow mixing. That sets the ailerons up and the flaps down which slows the plane down without it wanting to snap because you've put a lot of washout in the wing with the ailerons up.

Read a few paragraphs down on this page to learn a little about the hazard of flaperons.

http://www.airfieldmodels.com/galler...k_30/index.htm

Vrey informative, This is obviously not the answer for my cessnia, just hope it holds out long enough to get all this stuff figured out.
Thanks.