Top Hinging Ailerons and Elevators

[Mike Turgeman]

Hi all,
I am flying this way for about 10 years. My method for hooking up the ailerons or elevator is to use the wing cover (monokote or other) as the hinge. All you need is to make sure that the bottom cover and the top one are joint together at the hinge line.
With this method you get no gap aileron which has better response and the wing has a very nice one panel  top view.
I can send some photos off list.

Mike Turgeman
Israel
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steve Barlow 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 1:22 AM
  Subject: Top Hinging Ailerons and Elevators


  Guys,

  I'm building the CA Models Widebody 60/90, and it calls for hinging the ailerons and elevators from the top, as opposed to the standard middle hinge, double bevel type.

  I've never done this before, and am a bit curious about the effects of hinging the surfaces this way, and also the actual steps, especially the location and direction of the hinge points themselves.  These are foam wings, in case that wasn't clear.

  Can you guys help me out here, with maybe some general instructions, or a link to them?

  Thanks in advance,
  Steve
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