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Everything You Need To Know About Ailerons

Pilot Institute

From simple mechanical linkages in small aircraft to high-tech fly-by-wire systems in airliners, ailerons have evolved with aviation itself. Roll or bank is the aircrafts movement about its longitudinal axis. The asymmetry between the top and bottom surface of the wing is called wing camber. How Do Ailerons Work?

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