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Old 28th Nov 2010, 22:07
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Mr.Vortex
 
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Wing heaviness VS IAS

Hi all,

I'm reading th F-86 Manual and it said that the wing heaviness or the roll
capability of the aircraft tend to decrease at high IAS or Mach no

Why that happened? If the airspeed increase the aileron should be able to
create more lift or downforce than the low airspeed. Or is it cause by the
shockwave on the aileron? But if the aircraft fly around sea level which
it would take a lot of airspeed to reach around the M1.0 it shouldn't be a
problem.

Also if i recall correctly, the reason why the B747 have the inboard aileron
instead having the only outboard aileron is to decrease the roll rate at cruise
speed. If that is the reason why the A330-300 didn't have the inboard aileron?
Or is it due to the shockwave on aileron that cause the structure problem?

Thanks for all reply.
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