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Ron B.

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My friend's RV-14 has a heavy wing and after consulting with Van's and doing everything they suggested we have exhausted all other venues.
We have installed a 6"W X 2 "L X 3/8" thick wood wedge under the light wing aileron with double sided tape. This trims out the wings quite well. We had approximately an 80 Lb. heavy wing. We would like to fabricate a same size aluminum wedge , paint it and epoxy it in place. We have seen some installs with just a tab riveted on the trailing edge sticking past the aileron trailing edge but don't like the looks.
My question is, should we be concerned about this type of install causing flutter?
Thanks
 
This may be a question for the mother ship, but I have a wedge about the same size under my right aileron and have never felt any unusual aero effects during rolls and all the way up to Vne
 
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