From W. Green’s “Warplanes of the Third Reich”, 1973 edition, Doubleday, page 568:
…In the interim, futher modifications were introduced on the Bf 109G and, by the late summer, yet another G-series variant, the Bf 109G-14, was rolling of the lines. Earlier, geared tabs had been fitted to the ailerons and elevators in order to lighten the controls, but delays in deliveries of the modified elevators had led to some aircraft reaching service units with only the aileron tabs fitted. This resulted in an unacceptable difference between the effort required from the pilot by the ailerons and the elevators, and instructions were therefore issued to disconnect the aileron tabs and lock them by means of rivetted dural strips…
Well, since English is not my first language, nor I am an aeronautical engineer, would someone please explain me the folowing:
What exactly are geared tabs ?
If unacceptable difference was achieved in aileron and elevator forces, they had to be effective. How did they work ?
W. Green says
some aircraft reached units with only aileron tabs fitted. Does it mean other aircraft had complete set of tabs ?
I gather this is related to G-14 version. Did later versions have full set of tabs ?