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Mnflyer

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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:15 pm Post subject: Firestar aileron balance wts

Hi all, I see some Firestars have aileron balance weights on the ends of the ailerons and some don't, the balance weight I suppose is to reduce aileron flutter is that the purpose? Do they have any other effect on the aileron control like does the stick feel any lighter or not?

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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 3:32 pm Post subject: Re: Firestar aileron balance wts

Balance weights are a way to reduce the chance of flutter, if you don't have them I would put them on, its just good design.   Flutter occurs at higher airspeeds, some day if you accidentally get going way faster than you wanted to, it is a bad time to find out your ailerons are susceptible to flutter.



Balance weights will not lighten the stick forces, will not change your roll rate,or make the stick feel any different.  They are only a preventative measure for flutter.



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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:33 am Post subject: Firestar aileron balance wts

I put balances on my MKIIIX. ( flaperons) Only had  flutter once and it wasn't from high speed.

 May have been from a pull up in hot air into a  blast of cooler air on a large river.

 They work but I don't like the sluggish feel or  that they wobble between each other

 on the ground. Don't really notice much difference  in the air performance wise.

  

 I'd rather put spades where the weights go but I'm  no engineer.

  

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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:24 pm Post subject: Re: Firestar aileron balance wts

I put spades on my Kolb MK III, they worked well to bring down the control forces and make my ailerons more responsive.  They are not heavy enough to replace my counterbalances, I have both.  Also spades on the wingtips do not work, the vortex of the air going over the tips make the spades pretty useless there according to someone that has tried it.  I beleive it, I have not see any airplane with spades on the wingtips, I copied my spades from a Decathlon, the spade design I  used is common on many airplanes.   If you want to see pictures and more information, look here.



http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?t=45270&highlight=spades



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