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Old 05-15-2012, 02:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Crumpp View Post
Frise ailerons are a pain to balance and rig. The FW-190 was plagued with adjustment issues too.



Yep, fabric covered ailerons which, as Quill explained, had to be individually trimmed, using lengths of cord then matched as pairs to each airframe. It would be interesting to see whether the same problems continued with the much stiffer metal covered ailerons.