HumanPoweredDesigner
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Why not put the hinge at an angle to the trailing edge, with the sharp point of the aileron pointing inboard, and the thicker end further out?
This would minimize the separation between the aileron and the rest of the wing, and would concentrate the lifting force where it is needed most, and give the wing a sort of artificial twist in its AoA, so that it would cork screw better when it banks.
I doubt it would be that much more complicated. The plane of rotation would not be the same as the ribs, but that could be worked around.
This would minimize the separation between the aileron and the rest of the wing, and would concentrate the lifting force where it is needed most, and give the wing a sort of artificial twist in its AoA, so that it would cork screw better when it banks.
I doubt it would be that much more complicated. The plane of rotation would not be the same as the ribs, but that could be worked around.
