My understanding is that if your overweight the counterbalance you introduce a heavier input force - but reduce the chance of flutter.
If you over counter balance the ailerons - you may also introduce additional strain and wear on the control rods and hinges (as they will be under constant load.) Tony's article is a great starting point to understand this (including dynamic aerodynamic balancing). M. ________________________________ From: KRnet <krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org> on behalf of Flesner via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> Sent: Monday, January 9, 2023 9:52 AM To: krnet@list.krnet.org <krnet@list.krnet.org> Cc: Flesner <fles...@frontier.com> Subject: Re: KRnet> Counterweight weight On 1/9/2023 8:09 AM, Flesner via KRnet wrote: > On 1/7/2023 7:34 PM, Mark Langford wrote: >> but it's as simple removing the control cable (if it's already >> attached) so the aileron swings freely, and cutting, drilling, or >> filing the lead away until the aileron is in line with the airfoil >> surface, as it was before cutting it out of the wing. > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > If you error, error on too much weight rather than too little. Go for > perfect balance, over balanced is next best, under balanced is not good. > > Larry Flesner > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From a Tony Bingelis article available on the net ( search for Tony Bingelis control surface balancing) "Control surfaces that require balancing must be balanced to the degree recommended. Ordinarily, overbalancing is not detrimental whereas under-balancing could be dangerous." If you don't the Tony Bingelis books there are a number of excerpts on the web. Larry Flesner -- KRnet mailing list KRnet@list.krnet.org https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet
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