aileron travel differential

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Dave Krall CFII SEL SES
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aileron travel differential

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Is aileron travel up less than the travel down like in the elevator? I couldn't see a reference in the manual.
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30 degrees

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the book i believe said 30 degrees both ways . troy told me to put a level an the bottom and measure 4 inches at the tip up and down. hope this helps thanks billy
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Post by Dave Krall CFII SEL SES »

Thanks, these won't go that high without notching into the hinge plates. Did you have to alter anything?
Down is no problem.
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Dave

I had to notch out the fiberglass leading edge more to get the travel.  I measured with a protractor.  I don't have any pictures of it, but I recall there was only a thin strip of fiberglass - like 1/4" - at the top of the leading edge.

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Hi Dave, I believe Kevin is right on the cutting of the fiberglass.  I had to do the same thing.  Was not much cutting needed but used a little dremmel to cut away some extra till I got the right degrees.
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Post by Dave Krall CFII SEL SES »

Thanks All,
I took out the fiberglass remnants completely to get cleaner airflow.
The upward aileron travel seems to be about 3 inches before the hinge plates hit the aileron tube and almost unlimited downward. I'll be double checking the continuance of a smooth airfoil curve from the top of the wing aft through the ailerons, maybe I had them up already a little too much.
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