<div dir="ltr">Yeah Tom, all surfaces have counter balance tabs for the load reduction just as you specified. Around 15% on some surfaces. Been doing this for a few years now</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 5:46 PM, Tom Simes <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:simestd@netexpress.com" target="_blank">simestd@netexpress.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="im">On 09/13/13 13:34, George Kennie wrote:<br>
> The plane with the tape hinges was modified with balance tabs that I<br>
> made up at the exact weight of the total surface and added an additional<br>
> sub small surface at a different incidence and nothing changed.<br>
<br>
</div>I wasn't thinking of statically balancing the surfaces, but rather<br>
having a tab on the surface that extended forward of the hinge line to<br>
give the servo some aerodynamic assistance. The incidence would match<br>
the control surface since the tab is just an extension of the surface.<br>
Full scale aircraft use them all the time to reduce control surface forces.<br>
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Tom<br>
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