Over-Thick Control Surfaces

[WMcNabb]

This is very interesting. And you're right, I haven't seen anyone try this in a scale version. Obviously works well on the 330SC. Any full scale planes other than Extra you've seen try this approach?

 

[Pistolera]

None that I'm aware of. Of course in RC, we are trying to get aileron in the propwash for 3D, but not so much on the big boys!

 

[WMcNabb]

Think we have an answer...look at the new Krill 330LX

http://giantscalenews.com/threads/37-krill-extra-330lx.1469/

 

[Wacobipe]

Lots of cool information coming here!

 

[Pistolera]

Think we have an answer...look at the new Krill 330LX

http://giantscalenews.com/threads/37-krill-extra-330lx.1469/

BINGO!!!!!

 

[oh58skid]

Yep...they're fairly common these days....I just didn't have any shots that showed it like the SU-31 above.

Oh....and other interesting thing that you can see on the 3-view you posted, is the reverse taper of the ailerons! They get larger in chord toward the tip....(not counting the aerodynamic balance at the tip) . Haven't seen any RC planes with this.....kinda wish Krill would've done it.
You can see it again in this shot of Mike's 330SC.
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I wish I would have seen the reverse taper ailerons before I cut out the ailerons on the Jtec 3.1 I am building.

 

[WMcNabb]

No reverse taper on Melissa's Edge, but look closely at the trailing edge on the 2nd photo.

 

[Pistolera]

I wish I would have seen the reverse taper ailerons before I cut out the ailerons on the Jtec 3.1 I am building.

Just glue them back together and recut!!!!

 

[oh58skid]

Just glue them back together and recut!!!!

Earle,
I wish it was that easy.....I'll just get another set of wing cores instead

 

[Alky6]

Earle,
I wish it was that easy.....I'll just get another set of wing cores instead

Ooh. Potential for Build thread on that?!?