Throwing the Pigeon amougst the Cats ,
Asssuming you secure the leadouts ( say with a wire thru the eyes and hang it or use a hand there )
WHAT FORCE is required to displace control surface alignment . ( DONT GET TOO CARRIED AWAY HERE - YOULL WRECK SOMETHING , OR AT LEAST MISALIGHN THINGS, till you realign them )
Ones averge 3/32" horn .40 size sucker , it seems if you displace one elevator , say . the rest of the control surfaces join in the dance .
The Proviso would be , looking at the 70 Oz dunger Spitfire , That Flew Well in wind up to 20 Knots , where its two hands and
twanging a line in some square bottoms . . . .
This Had say 1/2 in ( ea Way ) deflection , spinging straight back , at the elevator ( 4 in. chord ) t.e.
with a non tempered 3/32 ' K ' wire dual wire horn , rear . BUT with elevator Ear Aerodynamic Balancers .
So Control loads where even , up to say 18 Kts breeze , doin the schedule . ( had a few other tricks too insside of it
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The Long bowed 3/32 flap wire alowed a degree of spring , say 1" to 1 1/2 " , if you got really carried away . ( 1 in elastic , 1 1/2 plastic
TECHNICALLY - Plastic is where it starts deformation .Say 1 1/2 Across Both side to side, just both flaps , elastic . 3 / 32 untempered wire .
( the wire Aryldited Along the surface at the hinge line , so only BETWEEN surfaces is it a torsion bar , rather than the full length of the wire ) .
Thus I guess where looking at ' What Is The ELASTIC deformation ( where it stays alighned ) technically It'd be degrees & Tourque ,
if in a Lab.
To visualise this tripe , consider the free length of the Wire as a TORSION BAR , like a MOPAR or D-Type Jag Fr. Spring .
AND , what is the Limit where it starts Missalignment ( Tourque applied ) where it give deformation of alignment , Starts to go ' plastic ' ,
Missaligns Control Surfaces .
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If We Look at the AIR LOADS ( Aerodynamic loads , Flying ) at say 18 Knots Air / Wind ,
Do these on occasion exceed the ' alined force ; of the surfaces- and control lines .
5 1/2 in NewZealand is when it starts getting your attention . If theres ' any wind ' , coastal - theres whitecaps .
When theyre steady and continuous , with pressure waves rolling through , flattening the sea
( The Regular Flying Site was near the Yacht Clubs , Boat Ramps etc ), a two Ft. ( + ) chop ,
one starts to pay undivded attention to ones flying .
We dont recomend flying in a Force 10 , but having done so in the early seventies with a Ton Plus Combat Wing ,
aquired an appreciation of control ridgidity .