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Old 20th May 2008, 21:32
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A380 aileron behaviour

Can anyone explain to me the process behind the strange way that the ailerons behave on the A380. Each aileron is divided into 3, but they don't seem to move simultaneously. Instead each panel moves independantly up and down and in some cases it even looks like one panel is up while the other is down? What is the benefit of this?

If you look closely at THIS VIDEO you might get an idea of what I'm talking about...
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