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Old 21st Mar 2006, 12:20
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Not strictly aileron reversal in the sense you describe, but Delmar Benjanin's replica GeeBee racer had some telling scrapes on the wing tip from the first time he tried to 3-point it onto the runway.
Apparently, in the 3-point attitude, the angle of attack was sufficient to stall a wing tip if any down-aileron was applied, with ensuing entertainment.

From then on it was wheelers only (at about 110mph).
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