The Waltz of The Ailerons
Waltz of the the Ailerons or "Vales Des Ailerons" Introduction Before I begin this article we have to go back to the very basics. Back to one of the first topics covered during your theoretical training (or one of the first topics that will be covered during your training for all the yet to be aviators out there). This topic is "Loads Applied to Aircraft Structures". The two main Loads that are relevant to today's topic are Bending and Torsion . Since this is a topic that you're reading on your free time, I will not bother you with endless lines of text describing aircraft loads. Instead, here's a picture that will do a better job at explaining the loads than my rambling. Aircraft Loads What is the "Waltz of The Ailerons" The Waltz of The Ailerons, nicknamed Vales Des Ailerons (VDA) by Airbus engineers, is a function developed by Airbus specifically for the A380. It has to be noted that a similar function is available on the A350 but due to o...