Has anyone ever built carbon fiber control surfaces for an RV? I was wondering if there are any reasons a set of CF flaps wound't help us guys with aft CG tendencies. It might also make for an easy way to reflex the flaps above the fuselage with some trick geometry that wound't be so easy in aluminum.
I realize other control surfaces might need some serious test flying due to altered harmonics and flutter characteristics - nonetheless, it might also make it possible to reduce overall weight and improve handling qualities.
Along the same lines, I wonder if the commonly available accelerometer chips out there might be installed on control surfaces to detect the onset of flutter before it becomes dangerous.....
Don
I realize other control surfaces might need some serious test flying due to altered harmonics and flutter characteristics - nonetheless, it might also make it possible to reduce overall weight and improve handling qualities.
Along the same lines, I wonder if the commonly available accelerometer chips out there might be installed on control surfaces to detect the onset of flutter before it becomes dangerous.....
Don