Gary,
The ailerons move due to lift loads on the control surface.
It is the rear part of the wing and produces lift. Slop or flex in the control
system allows it to move. On most airfoils this upward movement can increment
drag as a smaller surface is now producing lift (wing now minus ailerons this
also normally negatively affects lift distribution) thereby increasing the
induced drag because the wing is operating at a slightly higher angle of attack
to equal the aircraft’s weight. Additionally it can mess up
chordwise lift distribution by producing an adverse pressure gradient.
Jack Webb
>Interesting, as my ailerons are reflexed up in flight, and flush
with the wingtips on the ground.