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RE: WACO YMF - 8/20/2006 4:50:12 PM   
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RE: WACO YMF - 8/20/2006 7:23:22 PM   
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good job william s., you are the best at this type of building.
i'll talk to you soon.

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RE: WACO YMF - 8/20/2006 8:51:44 PM   
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Golly, Gee Whiz, Aw Shucks Benny.

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RE: WACO YMF - 8/21/2006 11:48:57 PM   
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Hello, I have the 1/5 scale Waco (Pica), and would like to know if there is any dihedral in the top wing? I've had this plane flying since 1986 and don't remember. The plans have disapeared.
BTW the plane took a spill off the work bench at the field and tweaked the top wing. THANKS for the help.

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RE: WACO YMF - 8/21/2006 11:57:27 PM   
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The wing center section is flat. There is 2 degrees of dihedral in each wingtip with the center section flat on the bench. If you need, I will measure the distance from the bench to the bottom of the tip for you.

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RE: WACO YMF - 8/22/2006 2:25:14 AM   
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That would be great stickbuilder, thank you. I knew the bottom wing had dihedral, I just couldn't see much if any in the top wing since it was damaged.
I'm building a half scale Smith Miniplane with dihedral in the bottom wing and no dihehral in the top wing so I guess I was assuming the Waco was the same. BTW your plane looks great.
Again Thanks for the measurement. Rick

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RE: WACO YMF - 8/22/2006 2:27:20 PM   
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The measurement from the last rib to the table (or top of tip) would be great.
With appreciation, Rick

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RE: WACO YMF - 8/22/2006 8:40:33 PM   
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Lookin real sweet Bill,had a setback with my waco mounting the aileron servo,I think I know why the ailerons didnt respond for him on takeoff.He used the plastic pushrods with bellcranks,I thought that was a bad idea when I was repairing the wing>It took no effort to deflect all the pushrod and bellcrank with just 1 aileron.The long and the short I preformed surgury this weekend.Broke my heart to do that to a new airplane,better now than to bring it home in shopping bag.Took your advise and used a high torque servo didn"t slow that down a bit.Put stronger wire & stiffer bellcranks in it should be ok now.Keep up that great work youve rounded turn 3 Chris

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RE: WACO YMF - 8/23/2006 2:38:13 AM   
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The measurement from the last rib to the table (or top of tip) would be great.
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from the table surface to the top of the tip measures 3" exactly (on each side) The top of the tip is at the extreme length of the span.

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RE: WACO YMF - 8/23/2006 2:41:33 AM   
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Both wings have the same amount of dihedral. The bottom wing is just a tad shorter, so you can't measure from the tip of the bottom wing to the table. Due to the lack of span, the distance to the top of the tip from the table would be different.

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RE: WACO YMF - 8/23/2006 4:43:51 AM   
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Thank You, even as long as I have owned this plane I didn't realize there was so much dihedral in the top wing. Again, Thanks. Good luck with your Waco.

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RE: WACO YMF - 8/23/2006 11:16:56 AM   
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Well, 3" is not much on a 6 foot wing. It's only 2 degrees per side. The dihedral i