Designing Ailerons for School Project Wing

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For designing ailerons on a straight rectangular wing for a school project, it is suggested that the aileron's length should be 25% of the wingspan, and its chord should be 25% of the wing's mean chord. Reference materials like Raymer's "Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach" and Anderson's "Aircraft Performance and Design" provide valuable insights. The design may also depend on the operating speed of the aircraft. Comparing various wing designs can help refine these values further. Understanding these parameters is crucial for effective aileron design.
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Good day everyone, I was designning the wing for a school project and I wonder if there is any equation for defining the aileron size. I am designing a straight rectangular wing. I just found on other forums that the aileron's length should be 0.25 of the wingspan and the aileron chord should be 0.25 of the wing mean chord.
 
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Raymer's Aircraft design; A conceptual approach and Anderson's Aircraft performance and design have lots of information.
 
I'm sure comparing a bunch of wings will eventually yield a value you could use but the speed it is designed to operate might factor in.
 
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