fredbauerjr
Well Known Member
We are looking for someone who would have aerodynamic knowledge of the fit between ailerons and the wing.
Our aircraft has fairly stiff ailerons and we are wondering if this is because we have very tight clearances, (we added some pieces to fill the gap better) between the top wing skin to the top of the aileron and between the bottom wing skin to the bottom of the aileron.
We thought that if we closed the aileron to wing gap as tight as possible we would be getting a better handling aircraft.
We notice that the Germans in WWII, (and Chris Heinz) design the ailerons to have a large gap between the wing and the aileron and we are wondering if this makes the ailerons "fly" better and with less stiffness.
Allowing airflow up from the bottom of the wing, over the aileron leading edge to the top of the wing might make the aileron less stiff??
What do you think??
It may be that we have a 160 HP engine in the aircraft and our cruise speed is higher than the aircraft was designed for?
Our aircraft has fairly stiff ailerons and we are wondering if this is because we have very tight clearances, (we added some pieces to fill the gap better) between the top wing skin to the top of the aileron and between the bottom wing skin to the bottom of the aileron.
We thought that if we closed the aileron to wing gap as tight as possible we would be getting a better handling aircraft.
We notice that the Germans in WWII, (and Chris Heinz) design the ailerons to have a large gap between the wing and the aileron and we are wondering if this makes the ailerons "fly" better and with less stiffness.
Allowing airflow up from the bottom of the wing, over the aileron leading edge to the top of the wing might make the aileron less stiff??
What do you think??
It may be that we have a 160 HP engine in the aircraft and our cruise speed is higher than the aircraft was designed for?