>I called Andy Draper 26. January 2000 and he stated "The Ideal
>weight of the umpainted aileron is around 1100 grams +/- 10%". I was
>so happy my ailerons were 1126 grams /stbd and 1150 grams /port
Raimo - please tell me that was BEFORE you added the horn balances! I
didn't weigh mine until after the horns were added and they came out
at 2505g (starboard) and 2495g (port) which seems unbelievably heavy
in comparison.
I did weigh the lead weights before they were fitted to the horns and
they were about 520g each, so subtracting 2 of those gives about
1460g for the aileron structure without the lead.
My flaps seem pretty heavy too - they are 3285g (starboard) and 3225g (port).
None of the above are profiled or painted yet, they are just as laid
up, with the peel-ply removed.
Any comments from others who have weighed their control surfaces?
regards
Rowland
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