I used a balsa wedge on my first Kitfox but I put the wedge under the
flapperon on the opposite wing - same effect but completely hidden.
Gary
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Re: General balance. WAS: "Heavy" wing on Series 7
> I was simply describing the general attitude of my plane as a view on
the slight right bank I have and that I think can best be corrected with a
tab on the aileron but, so far, no one on the list seems to give it a
thought.
Michel, a trim tab on a flaperon has been used by Kitfox builders to
correct for a "heavy wing". I have seen one such tab that was installed
near the inboard end of the flaperon. It was about 8 inches long by 3
inches wide.
Back about 10 years maybe more, some Kitfox list members talked about
installing what they referred to as a wedge on the flaperon to do the same
thing. Near as I can remember the wedge was made of balsa wood, about 5
or six inches long by an inch wide. The thick edge was about 1/4 inch or
so thick. It was glued on to the top of the trailing edge of the flaperon
near the inboard end.
When painted to match the flaperon no one could even notice it.
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Tom Jones
Classic IV
503 Rotax, 72 inch Two blade Warp
Ellensburg, WA
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