>Also... from preflighting lots of C-152's you can see that Cessna uses > small spanwise triangular weights just FWD of the hinge line. This is much > more attractive than our giant lead arm... but weighs more. > > Ross, Netters: > > Along the same lines and stealing from Tony's books, I was thinking about > this design: > http://www.geocities.com/djramccoop1/Aileron_Balance.html
While the idea of the Cessna style spanwise weights (which are also on C-170/172's) has merit and the web site seems to be the same idea it is a lousy drawing - no allowance for down deflection of the aileron. As for the total amount of weight, is anyone at the aileron balancing stage? If so, try taping a mess of electrical solder in long runs to see how much it takes (or plumbers' bar solder, if it can be found in strips that are narrow enough [remember, down deflection clearance]). Another possibility, if you are a shooter, would be a row of ?.22 or .30 cal. cast lead slugs. If it does work without too much weight penalty, then continuous lead wire from Corbin in the approiate size could be epoxied to the bottom leading edge of the aileron. As an extra benefit, it would also provide a rounded edge to interface with a gap seal. Allen G. Wiesner KR-2S/TD S/N 1118 65 Franklin Street Ansonia, CT 06401 (203) 732-0508 flash...@usadatanet.net
