Ailerons or Tailerons ???
 

Hi all::)

The F-18 can fly with tailerons or need ailerons and elevator?

Somebody fly the F-18 with Tailerons.

I have the F-18C of Jet Legend.




Regards from Spain.:)

RE: Ailerons or Tailerons ???
 

The yellow f-18 flys fine with tailerons

RE: Ailerons or Tailerons ???
 

Hello again::)

And... what make with the ailerons when you use tailerons control ???

Flaps ??? Falperons ??? ailerons too ??? or what ???

Many thanks in advance for your answers.;)


Carlos.
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RE: Ailerons or Tailerons ???
 

Personally, I prefer to have the redundancy of separate controls wherever possible rather than rely solely on compound controls.

I've had a case where one elevator servo died just as I turned final(s), and as a result pulling any elevator control caused not just a pitch but also a rolling moment. Because the aircraft had ailerons too, I was able to use opposite aileron to counter the roll induced by the single elevator, and so I brought the aircraft home safely. If I had been reliant on just using elevators to control both pitch and roll, then the aircraft would have been uncontrollable and would have been lost.

Of course, if you are using elevators (inc all-flying stabs) for pitch & roll but still have separate ailerons too - that can still give you redundancy.

Gordon

RE: Ailerons or Tailerons ???
 

Gordon::)

Thanks, I will try in this way; elevators and ailerons separately.

Regads from Spain.;)

Carlos.
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RE: Ailerons or Tailerons ???
 

I fly my Tam F18F with ail, elev, rudder and it flies great that way.

I also have planned to set a mix that would allow the ability to have the elevators function as ailerons to try for regular flight but also in case I ever had a aileron flutter problem etc. Would allow roll control.

The only known (to me) problems with flutter on the F18F has been rudder or aileron..just my two cents
Dave

RE: Ailerons or Tailerons ???
 

I did the first start with taileron and aileron, she rolls too sensitive.
The next start I did with the aileron-only and so I have now.
I hawe F18f SM
Now I Thinking to have the possibility to switching on-off taileron .