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Mass balancing a control surface means

  • A.Matching the weights of the left and right surfaces
  • B.Fitting a bobweight in the control run
  • C.Adding weight ahead of the hinge to prevent flutter
  • D.Adding weight behind the hinge to increase the stick force

Answer: C

Mass balance is weight forward of the hinge line, so the surface's centre of gravity moves onto or ahead of the hinge and inertia no longer drives it in response to structural bending. That breaks the coupling that produces control surface flutter. Weight behind the hinge would make matters worse. Matching left and right is a rigging and balance check rather than the definition. A bobweight is in the circuit and addresses stick force per g.

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