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Old 12th June 2003 | 05:37
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Genghis the Engineer
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There's a French Biplane called an Aviasud Mistral with an all moving lower wing. Drops a wing horribly at the stall because it's hard to ensure that they are properly parallel, and the roll feel is funny - the UK put anti-balance tabs on the inboard trailing edge which helped a bit.

But, I'm not sure it'll ever replace the Aileron. Nor, frankly do I see the need - snappy roll response is in large part produced by low to neutral lateral stability combined with low roll damping, then adequate aileron power.

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