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Originally posted by rick-l
No they are not. They are both reducing lift on the wing.
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uhhhhhhh.... beg to differ.
The raised spoiler panel is doing just that. Spoiling lift (result.. left roll).
The deflected (downwards) inboard aileron is generating a little addidtional lift (result.. right roll). In this case (since no turn is in progress), cancelling the spoiler's efforts.
The outboard ailerons are locked out when wing is clean until substancial input is entered. Normally, all you'll ever see is the inboard aileron moving to maintain lateral trim. Spoilers would deploy assymetrically next to bolster the inboard aileron. Even then, the spoilers would open from inboard to outboard, then finally the outboard aileron as well.
In reality, this is probably a misrigged or jammed spoiler panel. The aileron is responding to the spoiler. If it were the other way around, the opposite wing aileron would also be responding, in the opposite direction, of course.