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Old November 10th 03, 01:34 AM
Dave Hyde
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Tim Ward wrote:

USN EA-6B and A-6 (series) are good examples and in this case are called
"flaperons".


Well, I can't argue with what they're called on those aircraft, but for
sailplanes, "flaperons" usually refers to trailing edge devices that go up
and down together to act as flaps, and differentially to act as ailerons.


And to confuse matters more, (on the A-6, anyway,) the
flaperons only worked asymmetrically (i.e. like ailerons)
when airborne, and worked symmetrically (like spoilers)
and asymmetrically on the ground.

Dave 'three up, stab shifted' Hyde