CONTROLS
•Reducing control forces
–Horn balance
–Geared tab (or Balance tab)
•Move in opposite direction to control surface
•Making turning easier
–Frise ailerons
–Differential ailerons
–(Nimbus 3 uses spoilers as well)
•Providing ‘feel’
–Springs in the control circuit
•No drag but force not related to speed
–Anti-balance tabs
•Moves in same direction as control surface
•Proportional force but extra drag
•Avoiding flutter
–Mass balancing
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