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have not flown yet but it looks to me like a thinner tab would make it
less sensitive. Mine is 3/4" x 6"
Ken Carpenter
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa@post.aviators.net
Subject: Re: altitude oscillations
Fred;
I have an aileron trim tab on our XS along with the Mac servo.
The trim Tab is 6 inches long, 2 inches deep. The servo will move the
tab a total of one inch, which gives me 1/2 inch movement up, and 1/2
inch movement down. The transit time from stop to stop is 15 seconds.
Unless you have some way to slow down the RC servo it will not be a good
choice.
In flight a change of 1/8 inch will make a large change in either wing up
or down.
I hope the above will be of some use to you.
Jim Brown
N398JB
Fred Fillinger wrote:
> Dave DeFord wrote:
> >
> > If there is a heavy pilot, with no passenger, the airplane will
> > require continuous right aileron to maintain level flight.
> > Unfortunately, the controller will apply right aileron only when
> > the airplane is banked to the left, so it cannot remain level in
> > this case.
>
> Thanks for mentioning that, Dave. I am installing a Navaid A/P, but
> it would appear to be wise to add an electric servo to an aileron,
> before I soon finish-paint. Does anybody know how small a tab will
> still do the job? Especially since I might prefer a R/C model type
> servo, rather than a MAC. I've had to take down the sign in the shop
> that said, "A few ounces here, a few ounces there, and...."
>
> Regards,
> Fred F., A063
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