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The offset aileron hinge is mounted here

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A closeup of the Pitts Aerobatic airplane cnc hinge for the aileron

Photo by C. Jeff Dyrek

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Above is a better view of the 30% offset aileron hinge.

This has a very nice CNC machine finish with a bearing joint (we call them Heim Joints in car racing) for the aileron mount. There is a bolt sitting on this hinge which detracts from the picture. This is a square wing tip on an S1S aircraft.

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You can see this CNC machined aileron hinge mounted on the Pitts wing. Building the Pitts Wings

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