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Old 03-14-2015, 11:11 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by HopCar View Post
I think it won't be long before you see transom mounted trim tabs used for roll control. They already have a sensor which will level a small boat when weight shifts. Couple that with fast acting actuators and you have roll control.
I presumed the ailerons were real ailerons as on aircraft wings, not just folding bat wing plates.

real aircraft ailerons would work well as there would be no need to bore a bloody big hole in the hull like conventional stabs. An aileron foldiing up like in the example above, but the rear edge would have a moving surface to counter roll as on a a/c wing.

A control rod for the aileron would be located outside the hull and run from the bulwarks down to the 'moving flap surface' underwater, making it easy to attach the electronic gyro equipment at deck level.

The whole system could be fabricated at home with a welder, some steel plate, a couple of long steel rods, and a gyro from a model helicopter.
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