With all due respect to Mr. Wurts, on some full scale competition planes, the ASW-27 for example, it is not available to have full span camber, but thermal flaps only, cruise, and full trailing edge reflex (ailerons and flaps deflecting the same amount up). In the ASW-27 in addition to thermal flaps you have a two position landing flap setting. Also on unlimited class sailplanes it is often the practice to have tip ailerons, (tiperons) coordinate with rudder, not aileron deflection which will often put them in opposite direction deflections from the rest of the wings trailing edge. Model R/C planes should not then have their performance degraded by any perceivable amount by having differential throws in flaps and aileron. I often couple ailerons and flaps 30-40% as is also an option on several full scale ships.
Launch mode as described by Wurts may have different dynamics at play. JD Endless Mountain Models http://www.scalesoaring.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: George Voss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 6:24 PM > To: 'Michael Lachowski'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [RCSE] Re: Programming tricks help > > I was privy to a discussion between Joe Wurts and Jim Frickie a few years > ago. The discussion concerned the position of flaps and ailerons during > launch. Joe stated the flaps and ailerons should droop the same amount to > reduce the drag between the interfering surfaces. It seems the same would > hold true for the thermal mode. Shouldn't the flap and ailerons move the > same amount to keep drag to a minimum where the flap and aileron meet? > George > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Lachowski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Re: Programming tricks help > > > The other mix I often find missing is using the flaps as ailerons. The > flaps should be moving with the ailerons at 30-50% of the aileron travel. > > If you get the ailerons and flaps moving together and put in elevator to > camber mixing, you will be amazed at how much nicer your model flies. > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" > and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note > that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format > with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and > AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
