Aviat Aircraft's aileron/flap combination on its popular Husky enhances responsiveness, smoothness and safety. It has been standard equipment since 2005.

Ailerons feature a shorter span and deeper chord which produces a more rapid roll rate, less adverse yaw and lower stick pressure. With dynamic and mass balancing designed into the refined ailerons, spades have been eliminated and the roll rate has increased from 20 degrees/second to 30. Previously, rolling a Husky from a 30-degree left bank into a 30-degree right turn without using any rudder, used to displace the turn coordinator ball 1.5 increments. That displacement is now only .5 increments, which means that coordinated turns can be effectuated with minimal use of any rudder. At 1.2 Vso (approximately 60 mph) the stick force has been reduced from 5.5 pounds to 3.5 pounds, providing smoother turns during landing approaches and turns about a point.

Pilot fatigue is significantly reduced because of the lighter stick force pressures and the minimum need for rudder inputs, resulting from the new design aileron. The flaps, which are still semi-Fowler slotted flaps, are longer in span, making them more effective in descent. At gross weight, flying 1.2 Vso, the old system allowed the Husky to descend at 550 fpm. The new system increases descent to 880 fpm which will, in most cases eliminate the need to slip. This is especially true in approaching back country or mountainous air strips. It also allows for shorter landings and takeoffs.

“The refinements and upgrades to the Husky are part of an on-going program to assure owners that performance, comfort and safety are still the guiding principals at Aviat,” said President Stuart Horn. “We consider the pursuit of perfection a responsibility here and take pride in the fact that every change we institute benefits the pilots who fly a Husky.”